Table 1-1
Absence rates for full-time employees — by sex and age, 20101

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by sex and age, 2010
  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  
15 to 19 years 6.0 4.4 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.5 5.9 4.7 1.2
20 to 24 years 6.5 4.5 1.9 2.4 1.8 0.5 6.0 4.6 1.4
25 to 34 years 7.9 5.3 2.6 3.0 2.3 0.8 7.6 5.7 1.9
35 to 44 years 8.2 5.6 2.7 3.5 2.7 0.8 8.7 6.8 2.0
45 to 54 years 7.9 5.9 2.0 3.9 3.3 0.6 9.8 8.4 1.5
55 to 64 years 9.0 7.0 2.0 5.1 4.5 0.6 12.8 11.2 1.6
65 years and over 8.0 5.9 2.1 5.1 4.2 0.9 12.6 10.5 2.1
Males  
15 to 19 years 5.7 4.2 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.5 5.9 4.7 1.1
20 to 24 years 5.9 4.0 1.8 2.2 1.7 0.5 5.5 4.2 1.3
25 to 34 years 6.4 4.2 2.2 2.4 1.7 0.6 5.9 4.3 1.6
35 to 44 years 6.8 4.6 2.2 2.9 2.3 0.6 7.2 5.7 1.5
45 to 54 years 6.4 4.7 1.7 3.2 2.7 0.5 8.0 6.7 1.2
55 to 64 years 8.0 6.3 1.7 4.7 4.3 0.5 11.9 10.6 1.2
65 years and over 8.0 5.9 2.1 5.2 4.3 0.9 13.1 10.8 2.3
Females  
15 to 19 years 6.5 4.7 1.8 2.4 1.9 0.6 6.1 4.7 1.4
20 to 24 years 7.3 5.2 2.1 2.7 2.1 0.6 6.6 5.1 1.5
25 to 34 years 9.9 6.7 3.2 4.0 3.0 0.9 9.9 7.6 2.4
35 to 44 years 10.0 6.8 3.2 4.3 3.3 1.0 10.7 8.2 2.5
45 to 54 years 9.5 7.2 2.3 4.8 4.1 0.7 12.1 10.3 1.8
55 to 64 years 10.1 7.8 2.3 5.6 4.8 0.8 14.1 12.0 2.1
65 years and over 8.0 6.0 F 4.7 4.0 F 11.8 9.9 F
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Excluding maternity leave. However, men using paid paternity (in Quebec only) and parental leave are included in the calculation until 2006.