Table 4

Estimated present value lifetime total costs for new cases of occupational asthma in 2003 by gender and sensitising agent (£000, 2004 prices)

TaxpayerEmployerIndividualSociety
Latex or glutaraldehyde
 Male387–41638–53890–9191314–1387
 Female1213–132348–741022–11132301–2510
Isocyanates
 Male5980–6406343–4896977–740813300–14303
 Female241–2588–11139–157388–426
Flour and grain
 Male2619–2803131–1852560–27465309–5734
 Female1700–182050–70892–10112642–2901