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Table SWIT1 - 2006/07

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.
lower upper lower upper lower upper
All illnesses 29963 27155 32771 1.30 1.18 1.42 21.6 19.8 23.5
  Musculoskeletal disorders 10715 8973 12457 0.46 0.39 0.54 16.7 14.1 19.2
    mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck 3515 2616 4414 0.15 0.11 0.19 13.4 10.2 16.6
    mainly affecting the lower limbs 2493 1542 3444 0.11 0.067 0.15 24.8 16.1 33.6
    mainly affecting the back 4707 3565 5848 0.20 0.15 0.25 16.8 13.0 20.6
  Stress, depression or anxiety 13760 11887 15633 0.60 0.51 0.68 30.2 26.6 33.8
  Other illnesses 5414 4257 6570 0.23 0.18 0.28 19.0 15.3 22.7
All injuries 5773 4838 6708 0.25 0.21 0.29 6.8 5.7 7.8
All illnesses and injuries 35736 32750 38723 1.55 1.42 1.68 16.8 15.5 18.1

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.