Annual incidence of self-reported work-related conditions, 2001–2010 occupationally active adults aged 15–64 responding to the Canadian Community Health Survey, Ontario*
| Work-related repetitive strain injury | Other work-related injury | All work-related conditions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey respondents | Employed persons† | Rate per 100 employed persons (95% CI) | Rate per 100 employed persons (95% CI) | Rate per 100 employed persons | Rate ratio: repetitive strain to total | |
| 2001 | 23 485 | 5 920 000 | 6.81 (6.37 to 7.25) | 2.95 (2.62 to 3.28) | 9.76 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 25 529 | 6 185 000 | 6.84 (6.43 to 7.25) | 2.02 (1.78 to 2.27) | 8.86 | 0.77 |
| 2005 | 25 103 | 6 241 000 | 6.77 (6.33 to 721) | 2.07 (1.82 to 2.31) | 8.84 | 0.77 |
| 2009 | 12 231 | 6 321 000 | 4.18 (3.66 to 4.69) | 1.09 (0.89 to 1.30) | 5.27 | 0.79 |
| 2010 | 12 086 | 6 408 000 | 3.97 (3.33 to 4.60) | 1.62 (1.26 to 1.97) | 5.59 | 0.71 |
| Predicted rate of slope (95% CI)‡ | −0.36 (−0.48 to −0.24) | −0.16 (−0.23 to −0.08) | ||||
| Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI) | −5.3 (−7.2 to −3.5) | −5.3 (−7.8 to −2.8) |
*Canadian Community Health Survey, self-reported work-related conditions that resulted in activity limitation and that received medical attention. Survey weights were used to adjust for probability of selection and non-response. Bootstrap survey weights were used to account for the complexity of the sampling design.
†Estimate for 2001 from Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System (282-0002). Estimates for 2003–2010 from table 1.
‡Parameter estimates of slope and 95% CI from the linear regression model.