Table SWIT1 - 2003/04

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.

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
All illnesses			29766	27079	32452	1.30	1.18	1.41	22.2	20.4	24.0
	Musculoskeletal disorders		11844	10143	13545	0.52	0.44	0.59	19.4	16.8	21.9
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	4736	3684	5788	0.21	0.16	0.25	18.3	14.5	22.0
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	2211	1465	2957	0.096	0.064	0.13	24.3	17.0	31.7
		mainly affecting the back	4897	3802	5992	0.21	0.17	0.26	18.7	14.9	22.6
	Stress, depression or anxiety		12803	11014	14593	0.56	0.48	0.64	28.5	25.0	32.0
	Other illnesses		5057	4005	6110	0.22	0.17	0.27	18.2	14.7	21.7
All injuries			8785	7639	9931	0.38	0.33	0.43	9.3	8.1	10.4
All illnesses and injuries			38551	35577	41524	1.68	1.55	1.81	17.6	16.4	18.9

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.

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