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Table 1 Distribution of socioeconomic indicators and sickness absence days/100 person years, by gender in 2002–2007 and 2008–2013

From: Interrelationships between education, occupational class and income as determinants of sickness absence among young employees in 2002–2007 and 2008–2013

  

Women (N = 22046)

Men (N = 7155)

  

%

Sickness absence days/100 person years

%

Sickness absence days/100 person years

2002-2007

     

Education

Higher

10

723

9

524

 

Upper secondary

39

1329

23

817

 

Lower secondary

44

1849

54

1281

 

Basic

7

2602

14

1953

Occupational class

Managers and professionals

13

811

14

555

 

Semi-professionals

29

1406

18

885

 

Routine non-manuals

48

1819

30

1367

 

Manual workers

10

1898

38

1460

Individual income

Highest

25

1023

25

708

 

Second quartile

25

1485

25

1222

 

Third quartile

25

1918

25

1376

 

Lowest

25

1998

25

1582

2008-2013

     

Education

Higher

14

829

12

546

 

Upper secondary

40

1304

24

832

 

Lower secondary

41

2036

54

1222

 

Basic

5

2576

11

1789

Occupational class

Managers and professionals

14

825

17

496

 

Semi-professionals

33

1363

19

898

 

Routine non-manuals

44

1988

27

1371

 

Manual workers

8

1834

38

1312

Individual income

Highest

25

1017

25

551

 

Second quartile

25

1397

25

1118

 

Third quartile

25

1970

25

1391

 

Lowest

25

2138

25

1472