Table 4

 Average work days lost, injury rates and RRs of injury by socioeconomic status category, stratified by number of work days lost (0 vs ⩾1)

Occupational class (number of injuries)Average yearly work days lost per 100 FTEsYearly injury rates per 100 FTEsRR of injury by SESRR for injuries with no lost work daysRR for injuries with ⩾1 lost work days
nRate (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)
FTE, full-time employee; SES, socioeconomic status.
Administrators (7)0.72.5 (1.0 to 5.1)1.001.001.00
Professionals (32)43.12.3 (1.6 to 3.2)0.93 (0.41 to 2.11)0.71 (0.29 to 1.77)2.24 (0.29 to 17.4)
Nurses (107)59.69.2 (8.2 to 10.3)3.73 (1.76 to 7.90)3.29 (1.46 to 7.40)6.40 (0.89 to 46.1)
Semiprofessionals (156)69.87.1 (6.0 to 8.3)2.87 (1.34 to 6.11)2.19 (0.96 to 4.98)7.15 (0.99 to 51.6)
Skilled workers (218)28.66.4 (5.6 to 7.3)2.61 (1.23 to 5.53)1.88 (0.83 to 4.25)7.19 (1.00 to 51.6)
Semiskilled workers (290)148.413.0 (10.6 to 15.7)5.26 (2.45 to 11.3)2.64 (1.13 to 6.18)21.2 (2.91 to 151.5)