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Working days lost by Industry 2004/05 (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, 2004/05

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 7 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 10 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 150 3244 2357 4131 0.96 0.70 1.2
Construction F 99 2372 1566 3178 1.1 0.73 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 139 2412 1601 3223 0.74 0.49 0.99
Hotels and restaurants H 25 375 124 626 0.43 0.14 0.71
Transport, storage and communication I 89 1904 1182 2625 1.1 0.68 1.5
Finance and business J&K 147 2666 1877 3454 0.71 0.50 0.92
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 114 2957 2029 3886 1.8 1.2 2.4
Education M 130 1431 949 1913 0.78 0.52 1.0
Health and social work N 227 4003 3100 4906 1.6 1.2 1.9
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 59 1679 952 2406 1.3 0.75 1.9
All industries   1196 23637 21191 26082 1.0 0.92 1.1
Injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 19 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 11 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 188 1072 741 1402 0.32 0.22 0.41
Construction F 134 858 576 1140 0.40 0.27 0.53
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 141 894 483 1305 0.28 0.15 0.40
Hotels and restaurants H 48 172 48 295 0.19 0.054 0.33
Transport, storage and communication I 87 860 492 1227 0.49 0.28 0.70
Finance and business J&K 60 441 155 726 0.12 0.041 0.19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 56 312 166 458 0.19 0.10 0.28
Education M 56 204 77 331 0.11 0.042 0.18
Health and social work N 95 533 312 754 0.21 0.12 0.29
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 56 565 187 943 0.45 0.15 0.74
Workplace outside UK   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries   952 6202 5277 7126 0.27 0.23 0.31
Illnesses and/or injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 26 400 73 727 1.1 0.20 2.0
Extractive and utility supply C&E 21 485 112 857 1.8 0.42 3.1
Manufacturing D 331 4316 3367 5265 1.3 0.99 1.6
Construction F 232 3230 2362 4098 1.5 1.1 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 272 3306 2395 4218 1.0 0.74 1.3
Hotels and restaurants H 71 547 266 827 0.62 0.30 0.94
Transport, storage and communication I 173 2764 1953 3574 1.6 1.1 2.0
Finance and business J&K 204 3106 2268 3945 0.83 0.60 1.0
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 167 3270 2328 4211 2.0 1.4 2.6
Education M 183 1635 1137 2134 0.89 0.62 1.2
Health and social work N 315 4536 3605 5466 1.8 1.4 2.1
Consumer/personal O,P&Q 114 2244 1358 3130 1.8 1.1 2.5
Workplace outside UK   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries   2110 29838 27192 32484 1.3 1.2 1.4
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