Table 5-28
Absence rates for full-time employees by sex and occupation — Other trades

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Other trades
  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 6.1 4.5 1.6 3.1 2.7 0.5 7.8 6.7 1.1
2001 7.1 5.3 1.8 3.6 3.0 0.5 8.9 7.6 1.3
2002 7.8 5.7 2.1 3.6 3.0 0.6 9.0 7.5 1.5
2003 7.5 5.6 1.9 3.8 3.3 0.5 9.5 8.2 1.4
2004 7.4 5.2 2.2 3.6 3.0 0.6 9.1 7.6 1.5
2005 8.1 5.7 2.4 3.7 3.0 0.7 9.3 7.6 1.7
2006 8.5 5.9 2.6 4.2 3.4 0.9 10.6 8.4 2.2
2007 8.1 5.8 2.4 3.8 3.2 0.6 9.6 8.0 1.6
2008 8.5 5.9 2.6 3.9 3.2 0.7 9.7 7.9 1.8
2009 7.6 5.4 2.1 3.7 3.1 0.6 9.2 7.6 1.6
2010 7.3 5.1 2.2 3.4 2.8 0.6 8.5 7.0 1.5
Males 1  
2000 5.9 4.4 1.6 3.0 2.6 0.5 7.6 6.4 1.1
2001 7.0 5.2 1.7 3.6 3.0 0.5 8.9 7.6 1.3
2002 7.8 5.7 2.1 3.6 3.0 0.6 8.9 7.5 1.4
2003 7.3 5.4 1.9 3.7 3.1 0.5 9.2 7.9 1.4
2004 7.2 5.0 2.2 3.5 2.9 0.6 8.7 7.2 1.5
2005 7.9 5.6 2.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 9.2 7.5 1.7
2006 8.4 5.8 2.5 4.1 3.3 0.9 10.3 8.1 2.2
2007 7.9 5.6 2.3 3.7 3.1 0.6 9.4 7.8 1.6
2008 8.4 5.8 2.6 3.9 3.1 0.7 9.7 7.8 1.8
2009 7.5 5.5 2.1 3.7 3.1 0.6 9.2 7.7 1.6
2010 7.3 5.1 2.2 3.4 2.8 0.6 8.4 6.9 1.5
Females 1  
2000 10.2 7.9 F 5.8 5.2 F 14.5 13.1 F
2001 9.1 6.8 F 3.7 2.9 F 9.2 7.2 F
2002 9.8 6.6 F 4.1 3.2 F 10.3 8.0 F
2003 12.7 9.8 F 7.3 6.8 F 18.4 17.0 F
2004 13.1 10.2 F 6.8 6.1 F 16.9 15.3 F
2005 11.3 7.7 F 4.9 4.1 F 12.2 10.3 F
2006 12.5 9.4 F 7.3 6.1 F 18.3 15.1 F
2007 12.6 10.1 F 6.0 5.4 F 15.0 13.4 F
2008 10.0 7.3 F 4.4 3.8 F 11.0 9.4 F
2009 8.8 F F 4.0 F F 9.9 F F
2010 8.8 6.6 F 4.5 4.0 F 11.3 10.0 F
1.
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.