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Percentage adults experienced work related illness/injuries

Definition	Proportion of working adults (adults = 15+ years) who reported suffering from a work-related illness or injury.
Reference	Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002.
Ref. URL	http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Injuries

Percentage adults experienced work related illness/injuries [Definition]
	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NC	NW	WC	ZA
1998	6.3	5.1	8.0	9.0	8.2	7.1	7.4	2.8	8.2	[1] 7.3
2003	7.5	7.2	6.4	2.7	7.4	5.5	4.7	6.5	8.6	[2] 6.2
EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa

SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
SADHS 2003 (Preliminary): South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Preliminary Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2004. http://www.doh.gov.za/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003.pdf