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Table 5-25
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex
and occupation — Trades, transport and equipment operators
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| 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 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 2.2 |
| Males | |||||||||
| 1998 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| 2007 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 |
| Females 1 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 8.0 | 6.3 | F | 4.7 | 4.2 | F | 11.8 | 10.5 | F |
| 1999 | 8.7 | 6.6 | F | 5.3 | 4.4 | F | 13.1 | 11.1 | F |
| 2000 | 9.8 | 7.9 | F | 5.7 | 5.1 | F | 14.4 | 12.8 | F |
| 2001 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 2.7 |
| 2008 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 2.6 |
Data from 1987 to 1996 include
maternity leave.
