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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2007
11 Employed persons aged 15-74 and absence from work1 during the whole reference week by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
  Annual average 2006 2007
2006 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
             
  1000
             
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 362 2 326 2 354 2 381 2 389 2 397
At work 1 982 2 085 2 032 1 738 2 071 2 140
Temporarily absent 381 240 321 643 318 256
Illness 82 87 80 71 91 102
Holiday 176 41 106 457 100 45
Taking time off/working time arrangement 55 45 65 52 58 43
Other reasons/unspecified 67 67 70 63 69 66
             
MALES 1 251 1 232 1 245 1 262 1 265 1 264
At work 1 078 1 133 1 101 952 1 127 1 158
Temporarily absent 173 99 144 310 137 106
Illness 35 35 32 35 38 43
Holiday 90 20 57 233 52 23
Taking time off/working time arrangement 30 25 36 27 31 25
Other reasons/unspecified 17 20 19 14 17 15
             
FEMALES 1 111 1 094 1 109 1 119 1 124 1 132
At work 904 953 931 786 944 982
Temporarily absent 208 141 177 333 180 150
Illness 47 52 48 36 53 59
Holiday 85 21 49 224 48 22
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 20 29 24 27 18
Other reasons/unspecified 50 47 51 49 53 51
             
  Per cent of employed persons
             
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.1 10.3 13.7 27.0 13.3 10.7
Males 13.8 8.0 11.6 24.5 10.9 8.4
Females 18.7 12.9 16.0 29.8 16.0 13.3
             
Illness 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.8 4.3
Males 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.4
Females 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.2 4.7 5.2
             
Holiday 7.4 1.8 4.5 19.2 4.2 1.9
Males 7.2 1.6 4.6 18.5 4.1 1.8
Females 7.7 1.9 4.5 20.0 4.3 2.0
             
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.2 2.4 1.8
Males 2.4 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.5 2.0
Females 2.3 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.6
             
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8
Males 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.2
Females 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5

1 Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This is not adjusted for.