| Total | Any absence | Any short spells (1-3 days) | Any medium spells (4-14 days) | Any long spells (>14 days) | "Normal" absence pattern1) | "Abnormal" absence pattern1) | Days at risk of a new absence spell2) | Number of absence spells per person-year at risk | Number of absence days in percent of all working days2). Group total |
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 | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | mean (SD) | median | % |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-29 | 235 | 191 (81) | 175 (74) | 106 (45) | 22 (9) | 76 (32 ) | 115 (49) | 173 (64) | 4.00 | 7.3 |
30-39 | 628 | 512 (82) | 469 (75) | 299 (48) | 41 (7) | 246 (39) | 266 (42) | 182 (62) | 3.14 | 5.6 |
40-49 | 715 | 596 (83) | 527 (73) | 318 (44) | 69 (10) | 306 (43) | 290 (41) | 193 (55) | 3.07 | 6.3 |
50-69 | 753 | 590 (78) | 522 (69) | 311 (41) | 77 (10) | 342 (45) | 248 (33) | 200 (47) | 2.05 | 6.0 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Women | 1954 | 1610 (82) | 1443 (74) | 884 (45) | 190 (10) | 814 (42) | 796 (41) | 190 (55) | 3.07 | 6.4 |
Men | 377 | 279 (74) | 250 (66) | 150 (40) | 19 (5) | 156 (41) | 123 (33) | 189 (61) | 2.06 | 4.7 |
General health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fair or poor | 121 | 106 (88) | 97 (80) | 69 (57) | 24 (10) | 38 (31) | 68 (56) | 178 (64) | 5.11 | 11.3 |
Good, very good or excellent | 2177 | 1757 (81) | 1573 (72) | 949 (44) | 178 (8) | 920 (42) | 836 (38) | 191 (55) | 3.03 | 5.8 |
Occupational group 1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Doctors | 258 | 159 (62) | 149 (58) | 40 (16) | 9 (3) | 119 (46) | 40 (16) | 168 (71) | 1.06 | 2.4 |
Physiotherapists | 294 | 216 (73) | 207 (70) | 90 (31) | 21 (7) | 117 (49) | 99 (34) | 198 (52) | 2.06 | 4.7 |
Nurses | 710 | 594 (84) | 538 (76) | 305 (43) | 62 (9) | 310 (44) | 284 (40) | 191 (55) | 3.07 | 5.7 |
Medical secretaries | 328 | 269 (82) | 248 (76) | 149 (45) | 23 (7) | 137 (42) | 132 (40) | 191 (56) | 3.01 | 5.4 |
Nursing assistants | 491 | 437 (89) | 386 (79) | 290 (59) | 71 (14) | 190 (39) | 247 (50) | 191 (52) | 4.05 | 9.0 |
Cleaners/ porters | 250 | 214 (86) | 165 (66) | 160 (64) | 23 (9) | 97 (39) | 117 (47) | 197 (50) | 3.05 | 7.2 |
Total | 2331 | 1889 (81) | 1693 (73) | 1034 (44) | 209 (9) | 970 (42) | 919 (39) | 190 (56) | 3.04 | 6.1 |