Statistics Norway

Sickness absence, self- and doctor-certified

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). 2000-2007. Quarterly figures
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 20022 2nd quarter 2002 3rd quarter 2002 4th quarter 2002 1st quarter 2003 2nd quarter 2003 3rd quarter 2003 4th quarter 2003 1st quarter 2004 2nd quarter 2004 3rd quarter 2004 4th quarter 2004 1st quarter 2005 2nd quarter 2005 3rd quarter 2005 4th quarter 2005 1st quarter 2006 2nd quarter 2006 3rd quarter 2006 4rd quarter 2006 1st quarter 2007
All industries                                                        
Total 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.1 7.2 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.3 7.2 6.5 6.4 7.1 6.3 6.6 6.7 7.4 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.3
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 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3
Doctor-certified 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.3 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.0
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 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.5
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 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.5 5.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.7
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 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1
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 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.5 7.2 6.6 6.3 6.9 6.0 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.4 6.9 6.6 7.0
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 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.4
Doctor-certified 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.6 7.4 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.6
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 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.4 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.7 5.3
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 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4
Doctor-certified 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.5 3.9 4.0
45 Construction                                                        
Total 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.6 8.6 7.3 8.2 8.4 9.0 8.6 9.1 8.9 9.1 7.3 6.7 6.5 7.3 6.1 6.6 6.6 7.4 6.4 6.7 6.7 7.1
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 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.3
Doctor-certified 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.5 6.6 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.8 8.4 7.9 8.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.8
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 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.5 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.7
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 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.7
60-64 Transport and communication1                                                        
Total 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.1 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.6 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.8 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.6 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.9 7.1 7.7 7.1 7.7
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 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2
Doctor-certified 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.9 6.2 6.5
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 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.3 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.4
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 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.2
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 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.7
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 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2
Doctor-certified 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.6
75 Public administration                                   5.8                    
Total 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.7
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 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.5
Doctor-certified 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.2
80 Education                                                        
Total 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 6.3 7.0 7.9 6.7 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.2 6.7 7.9 8.0 6.8 5.6 6.3 7.0 6.1 5.8 6.5 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.7 7.5
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 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.3
Doctor-certified 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.9 7.0 6.2 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.2
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 10.4 11.0 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.1 9.7 8.7 8.5 9.5 8.6 8.9 9.2 10.2 9.1 9.0 9.4 10.1
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 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.7
Doctor-certified 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 8.8 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.0 8.6 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.5
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 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.8 8.2 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.9
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 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1
Doctor-certified 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.8
Not reported                                                        
Total 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 6.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 4.8 3.1 4.0 1.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 1.7 2.8 2.4 5.4
Self-certified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 6.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 4.8 3.1 4.0 1.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 1.7 2.8 2.4 5.4
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.
2  Figures for self-certified sickness absence 1. quarter 2002 are updated 22 June 2007.

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