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Table 8-3
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and presence of children — Children 5-12 years

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Children 5-12 years
  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 4.2 1.7 3.1 2.5 0.5 7.7 6.4 1.3
1999 6.3 4.4 1.9 3.2 2.6 0.6 7.9 6.5 1.4
2000 6.9 5.0 1.9 3.5 3.0 0.5 8.7 7.4 1.2
2001 7.2 5.1 2.1 3.3 2.8 0.5 8.3 6.9 1.4
2002 8.0 5.4 2.6 3.5 2.8 0.7 8.7 7.0 1.7
2003 8.1 5.6 2.5 3.7 3.1 0.7 9.3 7.7 1.7
2004 8.3 5.6 2.6 3.8 3.1 0.7 9.4 7.7 1.7
2005 8.7 5.9 2.8 3.9 3.1 0.7 9.6 7.8 1.8
2006 8.5 5.5 2.9 3.7 2.8 0.9 9.3 7.1 2.2
2007 8.8 5.8 3.0 3.8 2.9 0.8 9.4 7.3 2.1
2008 8.8 5.8 3.0 3.8 3.0 0.8 9.4 7.4 2.0
Males  
1998 4.8 3.4 1.4 2.6 2.2 0.4 6.6 5.5 1.0
1999 4.9 3.3 1.5 2.4 2.0 0.4 6.1 5.0 1.0
2000 5.4 3.9 1.5 2.7 2.4 0.4 6.9 5.9 1.0
2001 5.9 4.3 1.6 2.9 2.4 0.4 7.1 6.1 1.0
2002 6.2 4.3 1.9 2.7 2.2 0.5 6.8 5.5 1.2
2003 6.4 4.4 2.0 2.9 2.4 0.5 7.3 6.1 1.3
2004 6.5 4.3 2.2 3.0 2.4 0.6 7.5 6.0 1.4
2005 6.8 4.5 2.2 3.0 2.4 0.6 7.5 6.1 1.4
2006 6.6 4.4 2.3 3.0 2.3 0.7 7.4 5.7 1.7
2007 6.7 4.2 2.5 2.8 2.1 0.7 7.0 5.2 1.7
2008 6.7 4.3 2.4 2.9 2.2 0.7 7.2 5.6 1.7
Females 1  
1998 7.2 5.1 2.1 3.7 3.0 0.7 9.2 7.5 1.7
1999 8.0 5.7 2.3 4.2 3.4 0.8 10.5 8.6 1.9
2000 8.7 6.3 2.3 4.4 3.8 0.6 11.1 9.5 1.6
2001 8.9 6.2 2.7 3.9 3.2 0.7 9.8 8.0 1.8
2002 10.2 6.8 3.4 4.5 3.6 0.9 11.3 9.0 2.3
2003 10.1 7.0 3.0 4.8 3.9 0.9 11.9 9.8 2.2
2004 10.3 7.2 3.2 4.8 3.9 0.8 11.9 9.8 2.1
2005 10.9 7.6 3.4 4.9 4.0 0.9 12.3 10.0 2.3
2006 10.6 6.9 3.7 4.7 3.5 1.2 11.8 8.8 2.9
2007 11.1 7.6 3.6 4.9 3.9 1.0 12.3 9.8 2.5
2008 11.2 7.5 3.8 4.8 3.9 1.0 12.1 9.7 2.4
Data from 1987 to 1996 include maternity leave.