Table 1.
Characteristics of participants with a single claim (Group 1) and multiple claims (Group 2).
| Category | Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Single claim | Multiple claims | |
| N (%) participants | 107,388 (63%) | 62,760 (37%) |
| Gender * | ||
| N (%) Female | 38,432 (35.8%) | 17,523 (27.9%) |
| N (%) Male | 62,880 (58.6%) | 42,877 (68.3%) |
| N (%) missing # | 6,076 (5.7%) | 2,360 (3.8%) |
| Mean (SD) age in years* | 35.1 (12.3) | 34.5 (11.4) |
| Occupation (ANZSCO) * | ||
| Managers | 5,387 (5.0%) | 1,918 (3.1%) |
| Professionals | 15,564 (14.5%) | 7,232 (11.5%) |
| Technicians & trade workers | 20,552 (19.1%) | 14,356 (22.9%) |
| Community & personal service workers | 7,463 (6.9%) | 5,402 (8.6%) |
| Clerical & administrative workers | 6,238 (5.8%) | 1,952 (3.1%) |
| Sales workers | 5,293 (4.9%) | 1,732 (2.8%) |
| Machinery operators & drivers | 10,096 (9.4%) | 7,385 (11.8%) |
| Labourers | 30,664 (28.6%) | 20,362 (32.4%) |
| Missing # | 6,131 (5.7%) | 2,421 (3.9%) |
| Industry (ANZSIC)* | ||
| Agriculture, forestry &fishing | 2,864 (2.7%) | 1,142 (1.8%) |
| Mining | 314 (0.3%) | 232 (0.4%) |
| Manufacturing | 23,519 (21.9%) | 18,416 (29.3%) |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 514 (0.5%) | 318 (0.6%) |
| Construction | 7,166 (6.7%) | 4,315 (6.9%) |
| Wholesale trade | 7.338 (6.8%) | 4,140 (6.6%) |
| Retail trade | 9,611 (8.9%) | 3.886 (6.2%) |
| Accommodation & food services | 4,139 (3.9%) | 1,488 (2.4%) |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 4,980 (4.6%) | 3,580 (5.7%) |
| Information media & telecommunications | 178 (0.2%) | 95 (0.2%) |
| Financial and insurance services | 966 (0.9%) | 216 (0.3%) |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 716 (0.7%) | 361 (0.6%) |
| Professional, scientific & technical | 2,775 (2.6%) | 807 (1.3%) |
| services | 7,277 (6.8%) | 4,413 (7.0%) |
| Administrative & public support services | 1,790 (1.7%) | 879 (1.4%) |
| Public administration & safety | 7,422 (6.9%) | 3,435 (5.5%) |
| Education & training | 12,180 (11.3%) | 7,043 (11.2%) |
| Health care & social assistance | 3,381 (3.1%) | 1,802 (2.9%) |
| Arts & recreation services | 2,947 (2.7%) | 2,974 (4.7%) |
| Other services | 7,311 (8.4%) | 3,188 (5.1%) |
| Missing # | ||
| Second claim | ||
| N (%) occupational injury | - | 49,474 (78.8%) |
| N (%) occupational disease | - | 13,286 (21.2%) |
# Missing category denotes data that was not recorded in the database.
*p < 0.001