Table

Sickness absence man-days for employees 16-69 years in per cent of contractual man-days, by type of absence and sex. Seasonal- and influenza adjusted1
3rd quarter 2018Per cent from previous quarter
1The sickness absence rates are shown to two decimal points. In other tables the rates are shown with one decimal point. More decimal points are used when calculating the rates of change in order to get more accurate figures. These will therefore differ slightly from the rates of change produced when using the published rounded figures.
Both sexes
Self-certified and certified by doctor6.240.3
Self-certified0.932.1
Certified by doctor5.310.0
Males
Self-certified and certified by doctor4.76-0.4
Self-certified0.801.5
Certified by doctor3.96-0.8
Females
Self-certified and certified by doctor8.001.1
Self-certified1.102.8
Certified by doctor6.910.8