Costs of productivity loss due to occupational cancer in Canada: estimation using claims data from Workers’ Compensation Boards

Table 4 Nova Scotia - total cost of all cancer claims and the average cost of cancer claims (95% confidence intervals, adjusted for inflation using combinations of three assumptions: CPI region; CPI composition; year of claim)

Cost estimate	CPI assumptions (2014 base year)			Total cost ($ ‘000)	Average cost ($ ‘000)	95% CI ($ ‘000)
1	National	Last Year	All Items	37 500	123	107 – 140
2			Health^b	36 800	121	105 – 137
3		Median Year	All Items	43 100	142	122 – 162
4			Health^b	41 400	136	117 - 155
5	Regional^a	Last Year	All Items	37 900	125	108 – 141
6			Health^b	36 500	120	104 – 136
7		Median Year	All Items	44 000	145	124 – 165
8			Health^b	40 500	133	115 – 152

^aCombination of the National CPI until 1979 and the Nova Scotia CPI in 1979 and thereafter
^bHealth and Personal Care Items