Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

6   Workrelatet healtproblems and sickness absenteeism, by accupation, level 2. 2006. Percent. Continuing
  All Customer services clercs Personal and protective services workers Models, salespersons and demonstrators Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers Extraction and building trades workers Metal, machinery and related trades workers Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers Other craft and related trades workers Stationary-plant and related operators Machine operators and assemblers Drivers and mobile-plant operators Service elementary occupations Agricultural, fishery and related labourers Labourers in construction and manufacturing Armed forces and unspecified
Employees with healthproblems due to work                                
Pain in neck, shoulders or upper back 11 11 14 9 16 9 7 21 8 6 14 11 17 : 11 :
Pain in lower back, due to work 6 6 9 7 9 7 6 18 7 2 9 9 12 : 11 :
Pain in ams, wrists or hands, due to work 5 4 6 4 7 7 5 12 5 1 8 2 11 : 5 :
Pain in hips, legs, knees or feet 5 2 8 6 10 7 6 5 5 6 12 9 14 : 11 :
Headache or migraine 4 3 4 6 3 1 3 . 4 2 4 3 5 : : :
Troubled by anxiety 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 5 : 3 1 1 3 : : :
Troubled by depression or feeling down 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 : : 3 1 2 1 : 2 :
Chest tightness, wheezing 1 : 0 1 0 1 0 : 1 2 1 1 2 : : :
Eczema or allergic rash 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 : 2 2 2 1 1 : : :
Itchy eyes, redness or runny eyes 1 1 1 0 : 1 0 4 : 1 2 2 1 : : :
Hearing problems or buzzing in ears 1 : 1 0 2 3 2 4 3 5 4 1 2 : : :
Employees                                
who feels physichally exhausted after work 32 41 36 29 41 36 32 34 36 30 37 32 40 : 38 :
who havtrouble sleeping 11 13 9 11 10 11 7 17 6 10 5 7 9 : 11 :
who at least once a month feels down because of criticism or difficulties at work 14 19 15 14 8 9 11 16 16 12 9 12 15 : 15 :
Sickness absenteeism                                
Employees                                
with sickness absence lasting more than 14 days, average 18 27 24 17 18 22 19 13 28 18 23 21 29 : 22 :
number of sickness absence periods lasting more than 14 days, average 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 : 2 :
sickness absence was due to health problems caused by work 7 11 10 6 7 10 7 : 13 7 8 10 15 : 10 :
beeing sick but still going to work 4 times or more last year 22 32 26 24 21 27 17 16 26 18 17 32 33 : 16 :
Health checkup                                
Employees                                
access to occupational health service 59 69 49 27 26 66 79 85 74 92 75 65 54 : 66 :
has been in toutch with the occupational health service in the last 12 months 23 11 11 7 8 34 43 44 34 57 34 25 15 : 19 :
Number of respondents 9 172 86 1 336  611 72  302  456 36  100  123  184  277  291 2 40 21
Number of respondents 9 810 89 1 386  640  220  379  472 43  108  124  189  329  299 2 42 21

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