Statistics Norway

3   Sickness absence man-days for employees self-certified and certified by a doctor, by industry and type of sickness absence. In per cent of scheduled man days (sickness absence rate). Quarterly figures. 2000-2003
Industry and type of sickness absence 2nd quarter 2000 3rd quarter 2000 4th quarter 2000 1st quarter 2001 2nd quarter 2001 3rd quarter 2001 4th quarter 2001 1st quarter 2002 2nd quarter 2002 3rd quarter 2002 4th quarter 2002 1st quarter 2003 2nd quarter 2003 3rd quarter 2003 4th quarter 2003
All industries                              
Total 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.2 7.2 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.8 8.1 8.5
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.4
01-05 Agriculture, fishing and forestry1                              
Total 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 7.4
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.4
11 Oil and gas extraction incl. serv.1                              
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Self-certified .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Doctor-certified 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.7 4.4
10, 12-37 Manufacturing and mining                              
Total 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.9 7.3 7.9 7.8 8.3 7.6 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.0 8.5 8.7
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1
Doctor-certified 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.7 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.8 7.6
40-41 Electricity, gas and water suppl                              
Total 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.7
Self-certified 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.9
Doctor-certified 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.8
45 Construction                              
Total 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.6 8.6 7.3 8.2 8.2 8.7 8.4 9.1 8.9
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.5 6.6 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.6 8.4 7.9
50-55 Domestic trade, hotels, rest.                              
Total 6.4 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.5 7.1 7.0 7.6 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.8
Self-certified 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.8
Doctor-certified 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.0
60-64 Transport and communi-
cation1		                              
Total 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.1 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.6 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.8 8.9
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9
Doctor-certified 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.5 8.2 8.0
65-67 Financial intermediation                              
Total 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.0 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.2
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.2
70-74 Real estate, business act.                              
Total 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.8
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9
Doctor-certified 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.2 5.9
75 Public administration                              
Total 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.3
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.2
Doctor-certified 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2
80 Education                              
Total 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 6.3 7.0 7.9 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.6 7.0 6.7 7.9
Self-certified 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0
Doctor-certified 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.9
85 Health and social work                              
Total 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.3 9.6 10.2 10.2 10.9 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.7 10.4 10.5 11.1
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.3
Doctor-certified 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.0 9.3 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7
90-99 Services n.e.c.1                              
Total 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.0 7.1 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.2
Self-certified 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.2
Not reported                              
Total 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2 4.5 4.7 6.6 5.8
Self-certified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2 4.5 4.7 6.6 5.8
1  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.

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