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Sickness absence increased 4.7 per cent
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2001-12-11T10:00:00.000Z
Labour market and earnings;Health
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sykefra, Sickness absence of more than three daysHealth conditions and living habits, Working environment, sickness absence, strikes and lockouts, Labour market and earnings, Health
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Sickness absence of more than three days, Q3 2001

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Sickness absence increased 4.7 per cent

The sickness absence rate increased from 6.4 per cent to 6.7 per cent from the third quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001. This equals a growth of 4.7 per cent. The sickness absence increased the most for young employees and women.

The sickness absence rate shows the number of man-days lost due to sickness absence as a percentage of all scheduled man-days. This takes into account both position (full-time, part-time) and whether the person is on full or partial sick leave. The statistics include employees with sickness absence of more than 3 days with a doctor's certificate.

Increases most among young and least among elderly

The sickness absence rate increased for all age groups last year. The growth was strongest in the age group 20-24 where the sickness absence rate increased from 5.0 to 5.5 per cent. The absence increased least among the oldest age groups. In the age group 60-64 the sickness absence increased from 10.8 to 11.0 per cent.

Sickness absence man-days for employees absent more than 3 days. Per cent of scheduled man-days, by age

Higher growth among women

The sickness absence rate increased 0.5 percentage points among women and 0.3 percentage points among men from the third quarter 2000 to the third quarter 2001.

The highest growth among women was in construction, 1.5 percentage points, transport and communication, 0.9, and business activities, 0.8. Men had the largest growth in the sickness absence rate in education, 0.7 percentage points, health and social work, 0.6 percentage points and wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, 0.5 percentage points.

Sickness absence man-days for employees absent more than 3 days. Per cent of scheduled man-days, by industry

Largest increase in business activities, small increase in manufacturing

The sickness absence rate increased the most in business activity, retail trade, hotels and restaurants and transport and communication. These industries had a 0.5 percentage points increase. Business activities had a relatively low level of sickness absence last year.

The manufacturing industry and electricity and water supply had a small increase, 0.1 percentage points.

Highest rate in Finmark, lowest in Rogaland

The three northern counties are the only counties with a sickness absence rate higher than 8, with Finmark having the highest rate, 8.7 per cent, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from last year. Rogaland had the lowest sickness absence rate, 4.9. The growth in Rogaland was modest last year, only a 0.1 percentage point increase.

Statistics Norway has not taken into consideration possible differences among the counties when it comes to age and industry.

Seasonal growth from 2nd to 3rd quarter

The sickness absence rate increased 0.5 percentage points, from 6.2 to 6.7 per cent, from the 2nd to the 3rd quarter of 2001. This growth is partially due to normal seasonal differences. In 2000 the growth between the same quarters was 0.2 percentage points. We do not have long enough time series to tell what a normal seasonal change looks like.

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