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Table 1 Absence rates for full-time employees by sex, 1999 to 20091
| Incidence2 | Inactivity rate3 | Days lost per worker in year4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Illness or disability | Personal or family responsibilities | Total | Illness or disability | Personal or family responsibilities | Total | Illness or disability | Personal or family responsibilities | |
| % | % | days | |||||||
| Both sexes | |||||||||
| 1999 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| Men | |||||||||
| 1999 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| 2005 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 2.1 |
| Women | |||||||||
| 1999 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| 1. Excluding maternity leave. However, men on paid paternity (in Quebec only) or parental leave are currently
included in the calculation, but in the near future men on such leave will be excluded, as are women on maternity leave. 2. Absent workers divided by total. 3. Hours absent divided by hours usually worked. 4. Inactivity rate multiplied by working days in year (250). Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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