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Table 1-6Absence rates for full-time employees — by sex, job status and union coverage, 20071

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by sex, job status and union coverage, 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
Job status  
Both sexes  
Permanent 8.9 6.3 2.6 4.2 3.3 0.9 10.4 8.3 2.1
Non-permanent 7.7 5.3 2.4 3.3 2.5 0.8 8.3 6.3 2.0
Males  
Permanent 7.6 5.3 2.4 3.6 2.8 0.8 9.0 6.9 2.1
Non-permanent 6.4 4.1 2.3 2.9 2.1 0.8 7.3 5.4 1.9
Females  
Permanent 10.4 7.6 2.8 4.9 4.0 0.9 12.2 10.1 2.1
Non-permanent 9.4 6.8 2.6 3.9 3.1 0.8 9.8 7.7 2.1
Union coverage  
Both sexes  
Unionized 10.6 8.1 2.5 5.6 4.6 1.0 14.0 11.6 2.4
Non-unionized 7.8 5.3 2.5 3.4 2.6 0.8 8.4 6.4 2.0
Males  
Unionized 9.0 6.6 2.4 4.8 3.8 1.0 11.9 9.6 2.4
Non-unionized 6.8 4.5 2.3 3.0 2.2 0.8 7.4 5.4 2.0
Females  
Unionized 12.6 9.9 2.7 6.7 5.7 1.0 16.7 14.3 2.4
Non-unionized 9.2 6.4 2.8 3.9 3.1 0.8 9.7 7.7 2.0
Excluding maternity leave.