Statistics Norway
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2002
11 Population aged 16-74, employed persons, temporary absence from work and reason for absence, by sex1. 1000 and per cent
  Annual average 2000 2001 2002
2000 2001 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
                 
  1000
                 
TOTAL 3 201 3 214 3 199 3 217 3 214 3 212 3 211 3 234
Employed persons 2 269 2 278 2 262 2 262 2 289 2 285 2 275 2 276
At work 1 919 1 924 1 975 2 024 1 978 1 715 1 978 1 948
Temporarily absent 350 354 287 238 311 570 297 327
Illness 91 86 98 94 85 73 94 104
Holiday 150 160 75 39 104 412 83 98
Taking time off/working time arrangement 43 41 51 40 46 29 47 54
Other reasons/unspecified 67 67 62 64 76 57 72 72
                 
MALES, TOTAL 1 614 1 621 1 612 1 623 1 621 1 620 1 618 1 632
Employed persons 1 212 1 214 1 208 1 208 1 222 1 220 1 206 1 203
At work 1 053 1 054 1 080 1 111 1 082 951 1 073 1 062
Temporarily absent 159 160 128 97 140 269 133 141
Illness 41 38 42 43 38 31 41 46
Holiday 78 82 43 18 55 210 44 50
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 24 30 23 27 17 29 31
Other reasons/unspecified 15 16 13 14 19 11 19 15
                 
FEMALES, TOTAL 1 587 1 593 1 587 1 594 1 593 1 592 1 592 1 602
Employed persons 1 057 1 064 1 054 1 054 1 067 1 065 1 069 1 073
At work 866 870 895 913 896 764 905 886
Temporarily absent 191 194 159 141 171 301 164 187
Illness 50 48 56 52 47 42 53 58
Holiday 72 78 32 21 48 202 40 48
Taking time off/working time arrangement 18 17 21 17 19 12 18 23
Other reasons/unspecified 52 51 50 51 57 45 53 57
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 15.4 15.5 12.7 10.5 13.6 25.0 13.0 14.4
Males 13.1 13.2 10.6 8.0 11.4 22.1 11.0 11.7
Females 18.0 18.3 15.1 13.4 16.0 28.3 15.4 17.4
                 
Illness 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.2 4.1 4.5
Males 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.5 3.4 3.8
Females 4.7 4.5 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.9 5.4
                 
Holiday 6.6 7.0 3.3 1.7 4.5 18.0 3.7 4.3
Males 6.5 6.7 3.6 1.5 4.5 17.2 3.6 4.1
Females 6.8 7.3 3.0 2.0 4.5 19.0 3.7 4.5
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.9 1.8 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.4
Males 2.1 2.0 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.6
Females 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.7 2.1
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.5 3.2 3.2
Males 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.6 1.2
Females 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.3 4.2 5.0 5.3

1 Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This will often cause break in series.