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Working days lost by Industry 2003/4 (LFS)

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per worker due to self-reported work-related illness or workplace injuries attributed to the current or most recent job, by industry section, 2003/04

Days lost due to illness or injuries Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to the current or most recent job
Sample cases # Days lost (thousands) Average days lost per worker
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Illnesses Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 16 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 14 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 168 3201 2322 4080 0.91 0.66 1.2
Construction F 117 2941 2003 3879 1.4 0.98 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 132 2342 1626 3058 0.70 0.49 0.91
Hotels and restaurants H 49 970 429 1510 1.1 0.49 1.7
Transport, storage and communication I 106 2554 1745 3362 1.5 1.0 1.9
Finance and business J&K 158 2191 1540 2842 0.59 0.42 0.77
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 115 3248 2250 4246 2.0 1.4 2.6
Education M 137 1956 1375 2537 1.1 0.78 1.4
Health and social work N 217 3367 2602 4131 1.4 1.1 1.7
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 67 1299 758 1841 1.0 0.60 1.4
All industries   1296 24648 22212 27084 1.1 0.97 1.2
Injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 29 208 74 342 0.59 0.22 0.97
Extractive and utility supply C&E 20 104 8 200 0.40 0.030 0.77
Manufacturing D 208 1295 889 1701 0.37 0.25 0.49
Construction F 139 1029 654 1403 0.50 0.32 0.68
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 179 903 562 1244 0.27 0.17 0.37
Hotels and restaurants H 47 349 53 645 0.40 0.061 0.74
Transport, storage and communication I 103 1041 660 1423 0.60 0.38 0.82
Finance and business J&K 59 430 208 652 0.12 0.056 0.18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 81 890 428 1352 0.56 0.27 0.84
Education M 58 210 82 338 0.12 0.046 0.19
Health and social work N 126 793 537 1049 0.32 0.22 0.43
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 58 441 187 695 0.35 0.15 0.54
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries   1108 7702 6659 8746 0.34 0.29 0.38
Illnesses and/or injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 43 574 237 912 1.6 0.68 2.6
Extractive and utility supply C&E 33 316 146 487 1.2 0.57 1.9
Manufacturing D 357 4497 3498 5495 1.3 1.0 1.6
Construction F 249 3970 2956 4983 1.9 1.4 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 296 3245 2427 4063 0.97 0.73 1.2
Hotels and restaurants H 95 1319 703 1936 1.5 0.80 2.2
Transport, storage and communication I 203 3595 2694 4496 2.1 1.5 2.6
Finance and business J&K 214 2621 1929 3313 0.71 0.52 0.89
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 189 4138 3032 5244 2.6 1.9 3.3
Education M 192 2166 1564 2769 1.2 0.88 1.6
Health and social work N 331 4159 3347 4972 1.7 1.4 2.0
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 122 1741 1137 2344 1.4 0.89 1.8
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries   2325 32350 29667 35033 1.4 1.3 1.5
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)

 

Notes:

  • .. Not applicable
  • * Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
  • Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases
  • # For people taking time off work.
  • For any given industry, the sample numbers for illnesses and injuries may not sum to the total, as some cases took time off due to both illnesses and injuries.
  • + See Appendix 5 in the SWI04/05 report (at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/swi/swi0405.pdf) for details of Standard Industrial Classification
  • See section 2.9 and Appendix 3.2 in the SWI04/05 report (at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/swi/swi0405.pdf) for more details on days lost calculations.
  • See www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/sources.htm#lfs for more details on the data sources.
  • The estimates and rates for all industries exclude days lost due to jobs other than the current or most recent main job. Therefore, they differ from the headline estimates and rates published in Health and Safety Statistics 2004/05 (at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh0405.pdf), which covered days lost due to any job.
  • See www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overpic.htm for the latest statistics on work-related illness and workplace injuries by industry.

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Updated 20.10.09