Table 5-25
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and occupation — Trades, transport and equipment operators

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Trades, transport and equipment operators
  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  
2000 6.5 5.0 1.5 3.7 3.3 0.5 9.4 8.2 1.2
2001 7.1 5.4 1.7 3.9 3.3 0.5 9.7 8.3 1.3
2002 7.7 5.7 2.0 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.3 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 2.3 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.3 8.5 1.8
2006 8.3 6.0 2.3 4.4 3.5 0.8 10.9 8.9 2.1
2007 8.3 6.0 2.3 4.3 3.6 0.7 10.7 8.9 1.8
2008 8.3 5.9 2.4 4.0 3.3 0.7 10.1 8.4 1.8
2009 7.8 5.7 2.2 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.2 8.5 1.7
2010 7.5 5.4 2.1 3.7 3.1 0.6 9.3 7.8 1.5
Males 1  
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 8.4 1.3
2002 7.6 5.6 2.0 4.1 3.4 0.6 10.1 8.5 1.6
2003 7.5 5.7 1.8 4.2 3.6 0.6 10.5 8.9 1.6
2004 7.2 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 8.0 5.7 2.3 4.1 3.4 0.7 10.3 8.6 1.8
2008 8.1 5.7 2.4 3.9 3.2 0.7 9.8 8.1 1.7
2009 7.6 5.5 2.1 4.0 3.3 0.7 9.9 8.2 1.7
2010 7.4 5.3 2.1 3.6 3.0 0.6 9.1 7.6 1.5
Females 1  
2000 9.8 7.9 F 5.8 5.1 F 14.4 12.8 F
2001 8.2 6.0 2.2 3.7 3.0 0.7 9.3 7.4 1.9
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 13.9 1.8
2005 11.6 8.6 3.1 6.3 5.4 0.9 15.8 13.5 2.3
2006 11.3 8.5 2.8 6.1 5.1 1.0 15.3 12.8 2.6
2007 13.2 10.0 3.2 7.2 6.1 1.1 18.0 15.2 2.7
2008 12.1 8.8 3.3 6.2 5.1 1.0 15.4 12.8 2.6
2009 12.7 9.2 3.5 7.0 6.0 1.1 17.6 15.0 2.6
2010 10.1 7.6 2.5 5.4 4.7 0.7 13.5 11.6 1.9
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Data from 1987 to 1996 include maternity leave. Also, men using paid paternity (in Quebec only) and parental leave are included in the calculation until 2006.