Table SWIT1 - 2000/02

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• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2000/02

Year	Type of complaint			Sample cases$	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.
						lower	upper		lower	upper		lower	upper
2001/02	All illnesses			1804	31752	29121	34383	1.4	1.3	1.5	22.8	21.1	24.5
		Musculoskeletal disorders		730	11810	10231	13389	0.52	0.45	0.59	19.3	17.0	21.7
			mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	238	3947	3065	4829	0.17	0.14	0.21	17.8	14.1	21.4
			mainly affecting the lower limbs	112	2392	1629	3154	0.11	0.072	0.14	24.8	17.7	31.8
			mainly affecting the back	380	5471	4404	6539	0.24	0.19	0.29	18.7	15.4	22.0
		Breathing or lung problems		86	1129	672	1587	0.050	0.030	0.070	20.2	12.8	27.6
		Skin problems		30	232	96	367	0.010	0.0043	0.016	8.2	3.9	12.5
		Hearing problems		6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Stress, depression or anxiety		637	12919	11235	14603	0.57	0.50	0.64	29.0	25.7	32.3
		Headache and/or eyestrain		52	184	99	270	0.0081	0.0044	0.012	3.9	2.3	5.57
		Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		53	1802	1084	2520	0.080	0.048	0.11	47.9	32.0	63.9
		Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		57	477	221	733	0.021	0.0097	0.032	15.8	8.2	23.4
		Other types of complaint		150	3032	2162	3903	0.13	0.095	0.17	26.6	19.7	33.5
		Missing illness type		3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
2000/01	All injuries			1456	8065	7037	9093	0.36	0.31	0.40	7.6	6.7	8.5
2000-02	All illnesses and injuries			3260	39817	36746	42888	1.8	1.6	1.9	16.3	15.1	17.4

Notes:

$ For people taking time off work

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

.. Not applicable

* Sample cases too small to provide reliable estimates.

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

Figures in italics are based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

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