Table 2.
The incidence of workers’ compensation claims and the mean cost per ride, stratified by Principal Racing Authority.
| State | Total Rides (N) | Denominator Rides (N) | All Claims | Race-Day Claims | Other Claims | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Claims/1000 rides | Mean cost/ride (SD) | Claims (%) | Claims/1000 rides | Mean cost/ride (SD) | Claims (%) | Claims/1000 rides | Mean cost/ride (SD) | |||
| NSW | 438,238 | 438,238 | 996 (35.4%) | 2.3 | 49 (12) | 304 (30.5%) | 0.7 | 19 (8) | 692 (69.5%) | 1.6 | 30 (17) |
| NT | 25,702 | 16,231 | 42 (1.5%) | 2.6 | 151 (266) | 22 (52.4%) | 1.4 | 144 (269) | 20 (47.6%) | 1.2 | 7 (8) |
| QLD | 372,453 | 324,520 | 648 (23.0%) | 2.0 | 36 (17) | 356 (54.9%) | 1.1 | 23 (11) | 292 (45.1%) | 0.9 | 14 (8) |
| SA | 117,874 | 28,600 | 98 (3.5%) | 3.4 | 24 (20) | 35 (35.7%) | 1.2 | 7 (7) | 63 (64.3%) | 2.2 | 17 (13) |
| TAS | 49,514 | 12,064 | 27 (1.0%) | 2.2 | 16 (12) | 12 (44.4%) | 1.0 | 4 (2) | 15 (55.5%) | 1.2 | 12 (13) |
| VIC | 370,145 | 370,145 | 520 (18.5%) | 1.4 | 80 (63) | 197 (37.5%) | 0.5 | 43 (38) | 323 (62.1%) | 0.9 | 37 (26) |
| WA | 176,129 | 154,959 | 486 (17.3%) | 3.1 | 32 (12) | 180 (37.0%) | 1.2 | 16 (6) | 306 (63.0%) | 2.0 | 16 (7) |
| Total | 1,550,055 | 1,344,757 | 2817 (100%) | 2.1 | 24 (8) | 1106 (39.3%) | 0.8 | 12 (5) | 1711 (60.7%) | 1.3 | 12 (4) |
NSW = New South Wales, including Australian Capital Territory data; NT = Northern territory; QLD = Queensland; SA = South Australia; TAS = Tasmania; VIC = Victoria; WA = Western Australia; N = number; SD = standard deviation; Total rides = The total number of rides during the study period; Denominator rides = The number of rides during the study period with a full season of claims data.; Claims/1000 rides = Number of claims per 1000 rides.; Mean cost/ride = The mean cost of a claim per ride in AUD, calculated where a full year of claim and ride data were available.; All costs expressed as AUD in 2011 values.