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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 3rd Qu. 2006
11 Employed persons aged 15-741 and absence from work2 during the whole reference week by reason for absence and sex (LFS). 1000 and per cent
  Annual average 2005 20063
2004 2005 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 3rd quarter
Old New
                 
  1000
                 
EMPLOYED PERSONS 2 276 2 289 2 304 2 298 2 326 2 354 2 373 2 381
At work 1 911 1 935 1 673 2 032 2 085 2 032 1 732 1 738
Temporarily absent 365 354 631 266 240 321 641 643
Illness 81 73 67 73 87 80 71 71
Holiday 169 171 465 79 41 106 456 457
Taking time off/working time arrangement 51 49 41 54 45 65 52 52
Other reasons/unspecified 64 61 58 59 67 70 62 63
                 
MALES 1 201 1 211 1 217 1 216 1 232 1 245 1 258 1 262
At work 1 035 1 051 916 1 103 1 133 1 101 949 952
Temporarily absent 166 159 301 114 99 144 309 310
Illness 35 32 30 31 35 32 34 35
Holiday 85 86 233 40 20 57 233 233
Taking time off/working time arrangement 29 30 28 32 25 36 27 27
Other reasons/unspecified 17 12 10 12 20 19 14 14
                 
FEMALES 1 074 1 078 1 087 1 082 1 094 1 109 1 115 1 119
At work 875 884 757 930 953 931 782 786
Temporarily absent 199 194 330 152 141 177 333 333
Illness 46 42 38 43 52 48 36 36
Holiday 84 85 232 40 21 49 223 224
Taking time off/working time arrangement 22 19 13 22 20 29 25 24
Other reasons/unspecified 47 48 48 47 47 51 48 49
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 16.0 15.5 27.4 11.6 10.3 13.7 27.0 27.0
Males 13.8 13.2 24.7 9.4 8.0 11.6 24.5 24.5
Females 18.5 18.0 30.3 14.1 12.9 16.0 29.8 29.8
                 
Illness 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.0
Males 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7
Females 4.3 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.2
                 
Holiday 7.4 7.5 20.2 3.5 1.8 4.5 19.2 19.2
Males 7.0 7.1 19.2 3.3 1.6 4.6 18.5 18.5
Females 7.8 7.9 21.3 3.7 1.9 4.5 20.0 20.0
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.4 1.9 2.8 2.2 2.2
Males 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.2
Females 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.2
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7
Males 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.1
Females 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.4

1 As from 2006 the age limit to participate in the LFS was lowered from 16 to 15 years. At the same time the definition of age was changed from completed years at the end of the year to completed years at the time of the reference week. 2 Alternating holidays influence figures on absence. This will often cause break in series. 3 As from January 2006 the LFS was revised, and the figures for 2006 are based on this revised survey. To improve the comparability for the figures between 3rd quarter 2006 and 3rd quarter 2005, figures for 3rd quarter 2006 are published according to both the revised and the unrevised LFS regarding to the main changes.