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Work absence rates
2003
Table 8-1
Absence rates for full-time
employees by sex and public sector1, 1993 to 2003
|
Incidence |
Inactivity rate |
Days lost per worker in year |
Total |
Illness or disability |
Personal or family responsibilities |
Total |
Illness or disability |
Personal or family responsibilities |
Total |
Illness or disability |
Personal or family responsibilities |
|
percentage |
days |
Both sexes 2 |
|
1993 |
7.2 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
11.7 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
1994 |
6.9 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
11.0 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
1995 |
6.8 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
11.0 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
1996 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
11.2 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
1997 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
1998 |
6.8 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
1999 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
10.5 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
2000 |
7.8 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
10.2 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
2001 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
10.7 |
9.0 |
1.8 |
2002 |
9.3 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
11.7 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
2003 |
8.8 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
9.4 |
1.9 |
Males |
|
1993 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
1994 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
1995 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
1996 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
1997 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
1998 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
1999 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
2000 |
6.5 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
2001 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
9.0 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
2002 |
7.3 |
5.5 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
9.4 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
2003 |
7.4 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
Females 2 |
|
1993 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
15.2 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
1994 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
15.1 |
8.4 |
6.7 |
1995 |
8.6 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
14.8 |
8.2 |
6.7 |
1996 |
9.1 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
15.1 |
8.3 |
6.8 |
1997 |
8.3 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
10.3 |
1.7 |
1998 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
1999 |
8.4 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
12.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
2000 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
11.9 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
2001 |
9.4 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
12.2 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
2002 |
10.8 |
8.2 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
11.2 |
2.4 |
2003 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
12.8 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
1. |
Public sector employees are those working for
government departments or agencies, crown corporations, or publicly funded
schools, hospitals or other institutions. |
2. |
Data from 1987 to 1996 include
maternity leave. |
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