Table 1 Sickness absence man-days for employees self-certified and certified by a doctor. In per cent of scheduled man-days (Sickness absence rate). Quarterly figures. 2000-2002

1	Sickness absence man-days for employees self-certified and certified by a doctor. In per cent of scheduled man-days (Sickness absence rate). Quarterly figures. 2000-2002

Quarter	Total sickness absence man-days²	Self-certified sickness absence man-days²	Sickness absence man-days certified by a doctor


	Sickness absence rates
2000
2nd quarter	6.9	0.7	6.2
3rd quarter	7.1	0.6	6.5
4th quarter	7.1	0.8	6.3

2001
1st quarter	7.6	1.0	6.6
2nd quarter	7.0	0.7	6.3
3rd quarter	7.4	0.6	6.8
4th quarter	7.5	0.8	6.7

2002
1st quarter	8.2	1.1	7.1
2nd quarter	7.2	0.7	6.6
3rd quarter	7.7	0.7	7.1
	Changes in percentage points from the same quarter the previous year
2001
2nd quarter	0.1	0.0	0.1
3rd quarter	0.4	0.0	0.4
4th quarter	0.4	0.0	0.4

2002
1st quarter¹	0.5	0.1	0.4
2nd quarter	0.3	0.0	0.3
3rd quarter	0.3	0.0	0.3

¹	The figures of change 1st quarter 2002 are adjusted for the fact that Easter fell in the 1st quarter in 2002 and in the 2nd quarter in 2001.
²	Animal husbandry service activities (except veterinary activities), extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, water transport, private households with employed persons and extra territorial organizations and bodies are not included in the sample survey about self-certified sickness absence.