Table 1

Number and rate (per 100 000 worker-years) of worker WRFI by age, sex and ethnicity, stratified by work setting, 2005–2014, New Zealand

WorkplaceWork-trafficTotal
nRate* (95% CI)nRate* (95% CI)nRate* (95% CI)
Total7403.7 (3.5 to 4.0)2151.1 (0.9 to 1.2)9554.8 (4.5 to 5.1)
Age
 15–24622.1 (1.6 to 2.7)371.3 (0.8 to 1.7)993.4 (2.8 to 4.1)
 25–341133.0 (2.5 to 3.6)270.7 (0.4 to 1.1)1403.8 (3.1 to 4.4)
 35–441583.5 (2.9 to 4.1)370.8 (0.5 to 1.1)1954.3 (3.7 to 4.9)
 45–541583.5 (2.9 to 4.1)511.1 (0.8 to 1.4)2094.6 (4.0 to 5.2)
 55–641544.9 (4.1 to 5.7)411.3 (0.9 to 1.7)1956.2 (5.3 to 7.1)
 65–69416.4 (4.6 to 8.7)91.4 (0.7 to 2.7)507.8 (5.8 to 10.3)
 70–845413.8 (10.4 to 17.9)133.3 (1.8 to 5.7)6717.1 (13.2 to 21.7)
Sex
 Male6606.3 (5.8 to 6.8)1941.9 (1.6 to 2.1)8548.2 (7.6 to 8.7)
 Female800.8 (0.7 to 1.1)210.2 (0.1 to 0.3)1011.1 (0.9 to 1.3)
Ethnicity†
 Māori1175.2 (4.3 to 6.2)562.5 (1.9 to 3.3)1737.7 (6.6 to 8.9)
 Pacific171.9 (1.1 to 3.0)80.9 (0.3 to 1.7)252.8 (1.8 to 4.1)
 Asian291.5 (1.0 to 2.2)130.7 (0.2 to 1.2)422.3 (1.7 to 3.1)
 European5703.9 (3.6 to 4.2)1370.9 (0.8 to 1.1)7074.8 (4.5 to 5.2)
 MELAA63.6 (1.3 to 7.8)00 (0.0 to 2.2)63.6 (1.3 to 7.8)
 Missing10.8 (0.02 to 4.4)10.8 (0.02 to 4.4)21.6 (0.1 to 5.8)
Employment status
 Self-employed1634.3 (3.7 to 5.0)270.7 (0.5 to 1.0)1905.0 (4.3 to 5.8)
 Employee5773.6 (3.3 to 3.9)1881.2 (1.0 to 1.4)7654.8 (4.4 to 5.1)
  • *Rates per 100 000 worker-years calculated using the same denominators used for traffic, workplace and total WRFI.

  • †Prioritised ethnicity.

  • MELAA, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African; WRFI, work-related fatal injury.