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Year
Women
Men
Percent of employed
losing time per week
Average days
lost per year
Percent of employed
losing time per week
Average days
lost per year
1976
1.7
1.9
1.0
0.7
1977
1.7
1.9
1.1
0.7
1978
1.7
2.0
1.1
0.7
1979
2.0
2.8
1.3
0.8
1980
2.1
2.9
1.1
0.7
1981
2.2
3.1
1.1
0.7
1982
2.1
3.0
1.1
0.7
1983
2.4
3.8
1.2
0.8
1984
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
1985
2.6
4.0
1.2
0.8
1986
2.6
4.3
1.2
0.8
1987
2.6
4.3
1.1
0.8
1988
2.9
4.7
1.3
0.9
1989
3.2
5.2
1.4
0.9
1990
3.2
5.4
1.4
1.0
1991
3.1
5.7
1.2
0.9
1992
3.0
6.0
1.1
0.8
1993
3.2
6.6
1.1
0.9
1994
3.3
6.5
1.2
0.9
1995
3.3
6.7
1.2
0.9
1996
3.4
6.6
1.1
0.9
1997
3.4
6.4
1.2
0.9
1998
3.3
6.2
1.2
1.0
1999
3.4
6.6
1.3
1.1
2000
3.4
6.2
1.4
1.1
2001
3.7
7.0
1.5
1.3
2002
4.6
8.5
1.9
1.6
2003
4.5
9.1
1.8
1.5
2004
4.8
9.7
1.9
1.6
1. Includes maternity leave. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
