Table 1 Characteristics (frequency and %) for all individuals in Sweden with at least one sick-leave spell due to otoaudiological diagnoses in 2005
From: Sickness absence due to otoaudiological diagnoses; a descriptive nationwide study
Characteristic | Sick-leave due to otoaudiological diagnosesa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Otologicalb | Hearingc | Vertigod | Tinnituse | ||
Total No. | 4768 | 1326 | 1012 | 1476 | 983 | |
Age groups (years) | 16-25 | 159 (3.33) | 85 (6.41) | 17 (1.67) | 38 (2.57) | 20 (2.03) |
26-35 | 512 (10.74) | 245 (18.48) | 52 (5.14) | 158 (10.70) | 59 (6.00) | |
36-45 | 991 (20.78) | 328 (24.74) | 151 (14.92) | 333 (22.56) | 183 (18.62) | |
46-55 | 1369 (28.71) | 348 (26.24) | 295 (29.15) | 468 (31.71) | 266 (27.06) | |
56-65 | 1737 (36.43) | 320 (24.13) | 497 (49.11) | 479 (32.45) | 455 (46.29) | |
Sex | Women | 2781 (58.33) | 792 (59.73) | 654 (64.62) | 909 (61.59) | 447 (45.47) |
Men | 1987 (41.67) | 534 (40.27) | 358 (35.38) | 567 (38.41) | 536 (54.53) | |
Education (years) | ≥12 | 1738 (35.45) | 359 (27.07) | 494 (48.81) | 456 (30.89) | 441 (44.86) |
10-12 | 2278 (47.78) | 744 (56.11) | 414 (40.91) | 736 (49.86) | 396 (40.28) | |
0-9 | 744 (15.60) | 220 (16.59) | 104 (10.28) | 280 (18.97) | 145 (14.75) | |
Missing | 8 (0.17) | - | - | - | - | |
Family situation | Living with partner without children living at home | 1296 (27.18) | 248 (18.70) | 351 (34.68) | 382 (25.88) | 321 (32.66) |
Living with partner with children living at home | 1757 (36.85) | 542 (40.87) | 304 (30.04) | 604 (40.92) | 316 (32.15) | |
Living without a partner without children living at home | 1340 (28.11) | 422 (31.83) | 280 (27.67) | 359 (24.32) | 291 (29.69) | |
Living without a partner with children living at home | 375 (7.86) | 114 (8.60) | 77 (7.61) | 131 (8.88) | 55 (5.60) | |
Type of living area | Larger cities | 1568 (32.89) | 498 (37.56) | 303 (29.94) | 497 (33.67) | 283 (28.79) |
Medium sized cities | 1829 (38.36) | 482 (36.35) | 411 (40.61) | 562 (38.08) | 383 (38.96) | |
Smaller places | 1371 (28.75) | 346 (26.09) | 298 (29.45) | 417 (28.25) | 317 (32.25) | |
Country of birth | Sweden | 4142 (86.87) | 1095 (82.58) | 907 (89.62) | 1278 (86.59) | 888 (90.34) |
Other Nordic countries | 165 (3.46) | 53 (4.00) | 37 (3.66) | 60 (4.07) | 17 (1.73) | |
Other European Union countries | 102 (2.14) | 26 (1.96) | 18 (1.78) | 32 (2.17) | 26 (2.64) | |
Rest of the world | 359 (7.53) | 152 (11.46) | 50 (4.94) | 106 (7.18) | 52 (5.29) | |
Days hospitalized in 2000-2005 | None | 2506 (52.56) | 493 (37.18) | 643 (63.54) | 708 (47.97) | 676 (68.77) |
<5 | 1244 (26.09) | 495 (37.33) | 200 (19.76) | 382 (25.88) | 175 (17.80) | |
≥5 | 1018 (21.35) | 338 (25.49) | 169 (16.70) | 386 (26.15) | 132 (13.43) | |