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Table 2 Labour force participation of participants (weighted)a

From: Labour force participation and the cost of lost productivity due to cancer in Australia

Health condition

Employed FT

Number (%)

Employed PT

Number (%)

NILF

Number (%)

Total weighted population estimate

No LTHC

4,585,900

62.9%

1,589,700

21.8%

887,100

12.2%

7,287,000

Cancer

27,300

25.3%

30,400

28.1%

50,100

46.4%

108,100

Any other LTHC

2,328,700

46.8%

1,104,900

22.2%

1,344,100

27.0%

4,975,900

  1. LTHC long-term health condition, FT full-time, PT part-time, NILF not in the labour force, have not looked for work in the last 4 weeks, and do not intend to work or look for work in the future
  2. aThe number and percentage of people who were ‘unemployed’ were not presented due to low unemployment rate in Australia, and hence the low sample number of unemployed people