Table SWIT1 - 2003/04

• Annual
• 2008/09
• 2007/08
• 2006/07
• 2005/06
• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2000/02

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
All illnesses			1563	29766	27079	32452	1.3	1.2	1.4	22.2	20.4	24.0
	Musculoskeletal disorders		651	11844	10143	13545	0.52	0.44	0.59	19.4	16.8	21.9
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	252	4736	3684	5788	0.21	0.16	0.25	18.3	14.5	22.0
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	89	2211	1465	2957	0.096	0.064	0.13	24.3	17.0	31.7
		mainly affecting the back	310	4897	3802	5992	0.21	0.17	0.26	18.7	14.9	22.6
	Breathing or lung problems		74	787	409	1164	0.034	0.018	0.051	13.6	7.5	19.6
	Skin problems		18	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problems		11	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		564	12803	11014	14593	0.56	0.48	0.64	28.5	25.0	32.0
	Headache and/or eyestrain		37	181	69	292	0.0079	0.0030	0.013	5.3	2.3	8.4
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		43	985	473	1496	0.043	0.021	0.065	33.7	18.4	49.0
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		47	272	123	421	0.012	0.0054	0.018	10.4	5.4	15.4
	Other types of complaint		116	2652	1842	3463	0.12	0.080	0.15	30.4	22.4	38.5
	Missing illness type		2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All injuries			1216	8785	7639	9931	0.38	0.33	0.43	9.3	8.1	10.4
All illnesses and injuries			2685	38551	35577	41524	1.7	1.6	1.8	17.6	16.4	18.9

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.

• Definitions and data reliability
• See Table SWIT1SIG for tests of statistical significance