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Table 4-26
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and industry — Federal administration

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Federal administration
  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
Both sexes 1  
1998 8.0 6.0 2.0 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.2 8.6 1.6
1999 8.8 6.6 2.2 4.3 3.6 0.7 10.7 9.0 1.7
2000 9.8 6.9 2.9 4.2 3.3 0.9 10.4 8.1 2.3
2001 10.8 7.9 2.9 4.6 3.7 0.9 11.6 9.3 2.3
2002 11.3 7.9 3.4 5.0 3.9 1.1 12.6 9.7 2.8
2003 11.1 7.8 3.4 4.7 3.4 1.3 11.7 8.4 3.3
2004 11.6 8.2 3.4 5.2 4.0 1.2 13.0 10.1 3.0
2005 13.4 9.4 4.0 5.8 4.3 1.5 14.4 10.8 3.6
2006 13.7 9.5 4.1 5.7 4.1 1.6 14.1 10.2 3.9
2007 14.2 9.9 4.3 6.0 4.4 1.6 15.0 11.0 4.0
2008 14.5 10.2 4.3 6.5 4.9 1.5 16.2 12.3 3.8
Males  
1998 6.7 5.3 1.4 3.3 2.9 0.5 8.3 7.2 1.2
1999 6.9 5.3 1.6 3.2 2.7 0.5 8.0 6.8 1.2
2000 8.7 6.0 2.8 3.6 2.7 0.9 8.9 6.7 2.2
2001 9.0 6.7 2.3 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.2 8.4 1.7
2002 9.4 6.9 2.5 4.6 3.7 1.0 11.6 9.2 2.4
2003 8.9 5.9 2.9 3.5 2.3 1.2 8.7 5.7 3.0
2004 10.0 6.8 3.3 4.4 3.3 1.1 11.1 8.3 2.8
2005 12.3 8.4 3.9 5.5 4.0 1.4 13.6 10.0 3.6
2006 12.0 8.1 4.0 5.1 3.4 1.7 12.8 8.5 4.3
2007 11.4 7.7 3.8 5.2 3.5 1.7 13.0 8.7 4.3
2008 13.7 9.4 4.2 6.9 5.1 1.8 17.4 12.8 4.6
Females 1  
1998 9.4 6.8 2.6 5.0 4.1 0.9 12.4 10.2 2.2
1999 11.1 8.2 2.8 5.6 4.6 0.9 13.9 11.6 2.4
2000 11.0 7.9 3.1 4.8 3.9 1.0 12.1 9.7 2.4
2001 12.8 9.2 3.7 5.3 4.1 1.2 13.2 10.2 2.9
2002 13.3 8.9 4.4 5.4 4.1 1.3 13.6 10.3 3.3
2003 13.4 9.6 3.8 6.0 4.5 1.4 14.9 11.3 3.6
2004 13.1 9.5 3.6 6.0 4.8 1.2 15.1 11.9 3.1
2005 14.4 10.4 4.0 6.1 4.7 1.5 15.3 11.6 3.6
2006 15.1 10.8 4.3 6.2 4.8 1.4 15.4 11.9 3.6
2007 16.7 11.9 4.8 6.8 5.3 1.4 16.9 13.3 3.6
2008 15.2 10.8 4.4 6.0 4.8 1.3 15.0 11.9 3.2
Data from 1987 to 1996 include maternity leave.