Table 2 Characteristics of the sample and proportion of workdays lost to sick leave (SL)

Gender

Male

2794

2.35

(6.24)

1.67

(5.06)

0.51

(3.00)

Female

3309

7.01

(9.96)

5.02

(8.14)

1.28

(4.51)

1967-1970

2233

5.11

(8.36)

3.37

(6.22)

1.09

(4.03)

1971-1975

2330

5.07

(8.57)

3.77

(7.12)

0.93

(3.76)

1976-1979

1540

4.25

(9.59)

3.22

(8.18)

0.70

(3.95)

1 Lower secondary

180

8.46

(12.83)

5.18

(8.89)

2.23

(6.96)

2 Upper secondary, basic

748

7.34

(10.06)

5.24

(8.69)

1.61

(4.68)

3 Upper secondary, final year

1987

5.23

(9.21)

3.90

(7.54)

0.91

(4.00)

4 Post-secondary non-tertiary

220

3.77

(7.70)

2.88

(6.56)

0.58

(3.52)

5 Undergraduate studies

2171

4.41

(8.09)

3.08

(6.50)

0.84

(3.50)

6 Master’s degree or higher

797

2.46

(6.01)

1.69

(4.62)

0.37

(2.81)

0 – 99,999 NOK

201

4.86

(10.37)

3.29

(8.53)

1.29

(5.38)

100,000 – 199,999 NOK

485

5.43

(9.20)

3.82

(7.87)

1.33

(4.41)

200,000 – 299,999 NOK

998

7.38

(10.60)

5.21

(8.35)

1.47

(5.15)

300,000 – 399,999 NOK

2026

5.69

(9.17)

4.14

(7.51)

1.01

(4.08)

400,000 – 499,999 NOK

1318

3.93

(7.86)

2.78

(6.38)

0.75

(3.34)

500,000 – 599,999 NOK

581

2.49

(5.56)

1.86

(4.71)

0.30

(1.77)

600,000 – 699,999 NOK

261

1.27

(3.69)

0.68

(1.81)

0.21

(1.25)

Above 700,000 NOK

233

1.38

(3.74)

1.07

(3.49)

0.16

(0.87)

Total

6103

4.88

(8.77)

3.48

(7.10)

0.93

(3.91)