Table SWIT1 - 2005/06
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 | 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 | 1225 | 24319 | 21829 | 26809 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 23.2 | ||
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 509 | 9450 | 7885 | 11015 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 20.0 | ||
| mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck | 182 | 3654 | 2694 | 4613 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 21.4 | ||
| mainly affecting the lower limbs | 82 | 2031 | 1259 | 2803 | 0.088 | 0.054 | 0.12 | 21.6 | 14.0 | 29.2 | ||
| mainly affecting the back | 245 | 3766 | 2799 | 4732 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 19.5 | ||
| Breathing or lung problems | 53 | 763 | 376 | 1150 | 0.033 | 0.016 | 0.050 | 16.9 | 9.0 | 24.7 | ||
| Skin problems | 16 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Hearing problems | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Stress, depression or anxiety | 442 | 10537 | 8934 | 12139 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 30.1 | 26.2 | 34.1 | ||
| Headache and/or eyestrain | 23 | 232 | 0 | 476 | 0.010 | 0 | 0.021 | 8.8 | 0 | 17.7 | ||
| Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system | 29 | 961 | 422 | 1499 | 0.041 | 0.018 | 0.065 | 34.1 | 16.9 | 51.3 | ||
| Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) | 36 | 183 | 91 | 275 | 0.0079 | 0.0039 | 0.012 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 11.1 | ||
| Other types of complaint | 112 | 2014 | 1203 | 2826 | 0.087 | 0.052 | 0.12 | 23.8 | 15.1 | 32.5 | ||
| Missing illness type | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| All injuries | 954 | 6139 | 5232 | 7047 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 8.4 | ||
| All illnesses and injuries | 2126 | 30458 | 27801 | 33115 | 1.31 | 1.20 | 1.43 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 17.3 | ||
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

