Table SWIT1 - 2000-02

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker and per case due to a self-reported work-related illness or workplace injury.

Year	Type of complaint			Days lost (thousands)			Average days lost per worker			Average days lost per case+
				central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
				central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
2001/02	All illnesses			31752	29121	34383	1.40	1.29	1.52	22.8	21.1	24.5
		Musculoskeletal disorders		11810	10231	13389	0.52	0.45	0.59	19.3	17.0	21.7
			mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	3947	3065	4829	0.17	0.14	0.21	17.8	14.1	21.4
			mainly affecting the lower limbs	2392	1629	3154	0.11	0.072	0.14	24.8	17.7	31.8
			mainly affecting the back	5471	4404	6539	0.24	0.19	0.29	18.7	15.4	22.0
		Stress, depression or anxiety		12919	11235	14603	0.57	0.50	0.64	29.0	25.7	32.3
		Other illnesses		6898	5644	8153	0.30	0.25	0.36	20.7	17.2	24.2
2000/01	All injuries			8065	7037	9093	0.36	0.31	0.40	7.6	6.7	8.5
2000-02	All illnesses and injuries			39817	36746	42888	1.76	1.62	1.90	16.3	15.1	17.4

Notes:

+ "case" refers to persons suffering from a workplace injury or a particular type of work-related illness.

95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.

Definitions and data reliability

The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.