Table 9
Percentage who sustained at least one activity-limiting work injury in past year, by sex and selected work-related factors, employed household population aged 18 to 75, Canada, 2003
Men
|
Women
|
|
---|---|---|
%
|
||
Total |
5.2
|
2.2
|
Hours worked per week
|
||
Less than 35† |
3.3
|
2.0
|
35 to 44 |
5.2*
|
2.2
|
44 to 79 |
5.4*
|
2.4
|
80 or more |
8.8*
|
3.8E
|
Work shift
|
||
Regular daytime schedule† |
4.8
|
1.8
|
Shift work |
6.0*
|
3.1*
|
Employer
|
||
Self-employed |
4.1*
|
|
Not self-employed† |
5.4
|
2.3
|
Employment income
|
||
Less than $20,000 |
5.6*
|
2.5*
|
$20,000 to $39,999 |
6.1*
|
2.6*
|
$40,000 to 59,999 |
6.2*
|
1.4
|
$60,000 or more† |
3.1
|
1.6E
|
Number of jobs
|
||
One† |
5.0
|
2.0
|
More than one |
6.6*
|
3.5*
|
Physical demands of job
|
||
Heavy work/Carry very heavy loads |
10.5*
|
6.0*
|
Do not do heavy work/carry very heavy loads† |
4.2
|
2.0
|
Work stress
|
||
Not at all |
4.5
|
|
Not very |
5.0
|
1.7*
|
A bit |
5.0
|
2.0*
|
Quite |
5.8
|
2.6*
|
Extremely† |
5.5
|
4.2
|
† Reference category | ||
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05) | ||
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) | ||
Source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. |
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