Table SWIT1 - 2006/07

• 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			1475	29963	27155	32771	1.30	1.18	1.42	21.6	19.8	23.5
	Musculoskeletal disorders		604	10715	8973	12457	0.46	0.39	0.54	16.7	14.1	19.2
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	187	3515	2616	4414	0.15	0.11	0.19	13.4	10.2	16.6
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	109	2493	1542	3444	0.11	0.067	0.15	24.8	16.1	33.6
		mainly affecting the back	308	4707	3565	5848	0.20	0.15	0.25	16.8	13.0	20.6
	Breathing or lung problems		52	770	400	1140	0.033	0.017	0.049	17.1	9.9	24.4
	Skin problems		17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problems		13	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		540	13760	11887	15633	0.60	0.51	0.68	30.2	26.6	33.8
	Headache and/or eyestrain		33	351	11	690	0.015	0.00049	0.030	13.0	1.0	24.9
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		24	853	362	1343	0.037	0.016	0.058	38.0	20.2	55.9
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		59	575	261	889	0.025	0.011	0.038	14.4	7.4	21.5
	Other types of complaint		131	2566	1730	3402	0.11	0.075	0.15	25.1	17.8	32.5
	Missing illness type		2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All injuries			893	5773	4838	6708	0.25	0.21	0.29	6.8	5.7	7.8
All illnesses and injuries			2283	35736	32750	38723	1.55	1.42	1.68	16.8	15.5	18.1

Notes:

$ For people taking time off work

.. Not applicable

* Sample cases too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ "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.

Figures in italics are based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

• Definitions and data reliability
• See Table SWIT1SIG for tests of statistical significance.