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Table 3-1Absence rates for full-time employees by occupation and sex — Both sexes, 20071

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Both sexes, 2007
  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
  percent   days
Management 6.2 4.2 2.0 2.6 1.9 0.6 6.4 4.8 1.6
Business, finance and administrative 10.1 7.1 3.0 4.2 3.3 0.9 10.5 8.3 2.1
Business professionals 7.8 5.5 2.3 2.9 2.2 0.7 7.3 5.5 1.8
Administrative 8.9 6.0 2.8 3.8 2.9 0.8 9.4 7.3 2.1
Clerical 11.2 8.0 3.2 4.7 3.8 0.9 11.8 9.5 2.3
Natural and applied sciences 8.0 5.0 2.9 3.0 2.1 0.9 7.4 5.2 2.2
Health 10.7 8.8 1.9 6.3 5.5 0.8 15.6 13.7 1.9
Health professional 6.8 4.9 F 2.6 2.1 F 6.6 5.2 F
Nursing 10.3 8.6 1.7 6.5 5.7 0.8 16.2 14.3 1.9
Technical occupations in health 10.6 8.5 2.1 6.0 5.1 0.9 15.1 12.8 2.3
Support staff in health 12.7 10.7 2.1 7.8 7.0 0.7 19.5 17.6 1.9
Social and public service 9.9 7.1 2.8 4.4 3.4 1.0 11.1 8.5 2.6
Legal, social and religious workers 10.5 7.5 3.0 5.0 3.9 1.1 12.4 9.6 2.8
Teachers and professors 9.5 6.8 2.7 4.0 3.1 1.0 10.1 7.6 2.5
Secondary and elementary teachers 11.0 8.0 2.9 4.8 3.7 1.1 12.0 9.2 2.7
Other teachers and professors 6.1 4.1 2.1 2.5 1.7 0.7 6.2 4.4 1.9
Culture and recreation 7.7 5.3 2.4 2.7 2.0 0.6 6.6 5.0 1.6
Sales and service 7.8 5.7 2.1 3.8 3.0 0.8 9.6 7.6 1.9
Wholesale 6.3 4.1 2.3 2.4 1.8 0.6 6.0 4.5 1.5
Retail 7.7 5.6 2.0 3.8 3.0 0.8 9.4 7.5 1.9
Food and beverage 6.8 5.1 1.8 3.6 2.8 0.8 9.0 7.0 2.0
Protective services 7.9 6.0 1.9 4.3 3.4 1.0 10.8 8.4 2.4
Childcare and home support 10.5 7.6 2.9 4.2 3.4 0.8 10.5 8.5 2.1
Travel and accommodation 8.9 6.7 2.2 4.6 3.8 0.8 11.5 9.4 2.1
Trades, transport and equipment operators 8.5 6.0 2.5 4.4 3.6 0.9 11.1 8.9 2.2
Contractors and supervisors 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.4 1.8 0.6 6.1 4.6 1.5
Construction trades 9.3 6.4 2.8 4.6 3.6 1.1 11.6 8.9 2.6
Other trades 8.3 5.7 2.6 4.1 3.2 0.9 10.1 8.0 2.2
Transportation equipment operators 7.8 5.7 2.1 5.0 4.1 0.8 12.4 10.3 2.0
Helpers and labourers 10.1 7.3 2.7 5.2 4.2 1.0 13.0 10.5 2.4
Occupations unique to primary industry 6.8 4.5 2.3 3.5 2.7 0.8 8.9 6.7 2.1
Occupations unique to production 10.0 7.1 2.9 5.1 4.1 1.0 12.8 10.4 2.5
Machine operators and assemblers 9.8 6.9 2.8 5.0 4.0 1.0 12.4 10.0 2.4
Labourers 10.8 7.8 3.0 5.7 4.7 1.1 14.4 11.7 2.7
Excluding maternity leave.