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Table 9-2
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and education — Some secondary

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Some secondary
  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 6.7 5.3 1.4 4.1 3.6 0.5 10.2 9.0 1.1
1999 7.0 5.5 1.5 4.1 3.6 0.5 10.3 9.1 1.3
2000 7.7 6.1 1.6 4.4 3.9 0.6 11.1 9.7 1.4
2001 8.0 6.4 1.6 4.6 4.0 0.6 11.4 9.9 1.5
2002 8.5 6.5 2.0 4.4 3.8 0.6 11.1 9.5 1.6
2003 8.5 6.4 2.1 4.5 3.8 0.7 11.2 9.5 1.7
2004 8.6 6.6 2.0 4.6 3.9 0.7 11.6 9.9 1.7
2005 9.0 6.8 2.3 4.8 4.1 0.8 12.1 10.1 2.0
2006 9.5 7.1 2.3 5.1 4.2 0.9 12.7 10.5 2.2
2007 10.0 7.5 2.5 5.2 4.3 0.9 13.1 10.9 2.2
2008 10.0 7.3 2.7 5.1 4.2 0.9 12.8 10.5 2.4
Males  
1998 6.0 4.8 1.3 3.8 3.4 0.4 9.5 8.5 1.0
1999 6.7 5.3 1.3 3.9 3.5 0.4 9.8 8.8 1.1
2000 6.9 5.4 1.5 4.0 3.5 0.5 10.0 8.7 1.3
2001 7.2 5.7 1.5 4.1 3.6 0.5 10.4 9.1 1.3
2002 8.0 6.2 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.5 10.6 9.3 1.4
2003 7.8 5.9 1.9 4.1 3.6 0.6 10.4 8.9 1.5
2004 7.9 6.1 1.8 4.3 3.7 0.6 10.7 9.1 1.5
2005 8.4 6.1 2.3 4.4 3.6 0.8 11.0 9.0 2.0
2006 8.7 6.5 2.1 4.7 3.9 0.8 11.7 9.7 1.9
2007 9.0 6.7 2.3 4.8 4.0 0.9 12.0 9.9 2.2
2008 8.8 6.3 2.5 4.4 3.5 0.9 10.9 8.7 2.2
Females 1  
1998 7.9 6.2 1.6 4.6 4.1 0.5 11.5 10.2 1.4
1999 7.7 6.0 1.7 4.5 3.9 0.7 11.4 9.7 1.7
2000 9.3 7.4 1.9 5.3 4.6 0.7 13.4 11.6 1.8
2001 9.4 7.5 1.9 5.4 4.7 0.7 13.5 11.6 1.9
2002 9.7 7.1 2.6 4.8 4.0 0.8 12.1 10.0 2.1
2003 9.9 7.4 2.5 5.2 4.3 0.9 13.0 10.8 2.2
2004 9.9 7.4 2.5 5.4 4.6 0.8 13.5 11.4 2.1
2005 10.4 8.2 2.3 5.8 5.0 0.8 14.6 12.6 2.0
2006 10.9 8.2 2.8 5.9 4.8 1.1 14.8 12.0 2.8
2007 11.9 8.9 3.0 6.1 5.1 0.9 15.1 12.8 2.3
2008 12.2 9.1 3.1 6.8 5.7 1.1 16.9 14.2 2.7
Data from 1990 to 1996 include maternity leave.