Table 1-2
Absence rates for full-time employees — by sex and education attainment, 20101

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by sex and education attainment, 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  
Less than grade 9 9.0 7.0 2.0 5.4 4.7 0.7 13.5 11.8 1.8
Some secondary 8.5 6.3 2.2 4.4 3.7 0.7 11.0 9.3 1.7
High school graduation 7.8 5.8 2.0 3.8 3.2 0.6 9.6 8.0 1.6
Some postsecondary 8.2 6.0 2.2 3.8 3.2 0.6 9.5 8.0 1.6
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 8.4 5.9 2.5 3.9 3.1 0.7 9.7 7.9 1.8
University degree 7.2 4.8 2.4 2.8 2.1 0.7 6.9 5.1 1.7
Males  
Less than grade 9 8.8 6.9 1.9 5.4 4.8 0.7 13.6 11.9 1.6
Some secondary 7.7 5.7 2.0 4.0 3.3 0.6 9.9 8.3 1.6
High school graduation 6.7 5.0 1.7 3.3 2.7 0.5 8.1 6.8 1.3
Some postsecondary 7.0 5.0 2.0 3.2 2.6 0.6 7.9 6.6 1.4
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 7.0 4.8 2.1 3.2 2.6 0.6 8.0 6.6 1.5
University degree 5.6 3.6 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.6 5.1 3.7 1.4
Females  
Less than grade 9 9.4 7.2 F 5.4 4.6 F 13.5 11.5 F
Some secondary 10.2 7.6 2.6 5.4 4.6 0.8 13.4 11.4 2.0
High school graduation 9.4 6.9 2.4 4.6 3.9 0.8 11.6 9.7 1.9
Some postsecondary 9.8 7.4 2.4 4.7 4.0 0.7 11.8 10.0 1.8
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 10.2 7.3 2.9 4.7 3.8 0.9 11.8 9.6 2.2
University degree 8.7 6.0 2.7 3.5 2.7 0.9 8.8 6.7 2.1
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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.