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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th 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 2001 2002
2001 2002 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
                 
TOTAL 3 214 3 234 3 212 3 211 3 234 3 234 3 234 3 234
Employed persons 2 278 2 286 2 285 2 275 2 276 2 303 2 298 2 267
At work 1 924 1 912 1 715 1 978 1 948 2 020 1 711 1 968
Temporarily absent 354 374 570 297 327 283 587 299
Illness 86 92 73 94 104 94 79 91
Holiday 160 168 412 83 98 76 416 83
Taking time off/working time arrangement 41 46 29 47 54 44 34 54
Other reasons/unspecified 67 68 57 72 72 69 58 72
                 
MALES, TOTAL 1 621 1 631 1 620 1 618 1 632 1 631 1 631 1 630
Employed persons 1 214 1 210 1 220 1 206 1 203 1 220 1 218 1 199
At work 1 054 1 044 951 1 073 1 062 1 106 945 1 065
Temporarily absent 160 166 269 133 141 114 274 134
Illness 38 40 31 41 46 40 36 40
Holiday 82 85 210 44 50 36 209 45
Taking time off/working time arrangement 24 26 17 29 31 23 19 33
Other reasons/unspecified 16 14 11 19 15 15 10 16
                 
FEMALES, TOTAL 1 593 1 603 1 592 1 592 1 602 1 603 1 603 1 604
Employed persons 1 064 1 076 1 065 1 069 1 073 1 083 1 080 1 068
At work 870 867 764 905 886 915 766 903
Temporarily absent 194 209 301 164 187 169 314 165
Illness 48 52 42 53 58 54 44 51
Holiday 78 83 202 40 48 40 207 38
Taking time off/working time arrangement 17 20 12 18 23 21 14 21
Other reasons/unspecified 51 54 45 53 57 54 48 56
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 15.5 16.4 25.0 13.0 14.4 12.3 25.6 13.2
Males 13.2 13.7 22.1 11.0 11.7 9.3 22.5 11.2
Females 18.3 19.4 28.3 15.4 17.4 15.6 29.0 15.5
                 
Illness 3.8 4.0 3.2 4.1 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.0
Males 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.9 3.3
Females 4.5 4.8 4.0 4.9 5.4 5.0 4.1 4.7
                 
Holiday 7.0 7.4 18.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 18.1 3.7
Males 6.7 7.0 17.2 3.6 4.1 3.0 17.2 3.8
Females 7.3 7.7 19.0 3.7 4.5 3.7 19.2 3.5
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.5 2.4
Males 2.0 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.6 2.7
Females 1.6 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.3 2.0
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 3.0 3.0 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.5 3.2
Males 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.4
Females 4.8 5.0 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 5.2

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