Table SWIT1 - 2004/05

• 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			1433	28404	25722	31086	1.2	1.1	1.3	23.1	21.2	25.1
	Musculoskeletal disorders		607	11602	9761	13444	0.50	0.42	0.58	20.5	17.5	23.5
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	222	4714	3455	5974	0.20	0.15	0.26	21.7	16.3	27.0
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	106	2376	1582	3170	0.10	0.068	0.14	26.4	18.6	34.3
		mainly affecting the back	279	4512	3425	5598	0.19	0.15	0.24	17.4	13.5	21.3
	Breathing or lung problems		49	791	387	1194	0.034	0.017	0.052	18.6	9.9	27.3
	Skin problems		15	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problems		4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		553	12820	11100	14540	0.55	0.48	0.63	30.9	27.4	34.5
	Headache and/or eyestrain		27	123	6	240	0.0053	0.00024	0.010	4.5	0.41	8.6
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		32	707	324	1089	0.031	0.014	0.047	27.4	14.9	39.9
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		38	188	94	283	0.0081	0.0040	0.012	7.0	4.1	9.9
	Other types of complaint		107	1707	1120	2294	0.074	0.048	0.099	20.5	14.2	26.9
	Missing illness type		1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All injuries			1051	7021	6035	8008	0.30	0.26	0.35	8.0	6.9	9.0
All illnesses and injuries			2427	35426	32528	38323	1.5	1.4	1.7	17.4	16.1	18.7

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