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Table 2 Sick-listing adherence in different groups during an episode of sickness benefit

From: Sick-listing adherence: a register study of 1.4 million episodes of sickness benefit 2010–2013 in Sweden

  

Sick-listing adherence1

Women

Men

All

%

%

%

All

 

84

82

83

At start of an episode of sickness benefit

 

Primary diagnosis (ICD-10 diagnosis chapter)

   

I

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

86

84

85

II

Neoplasms

83

80

82

IV

Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic diseases

84

83

84

V

Mental and behavioural disorders

85

83

84

VII

Diseases of the nervous system

82

80

81

IX

Diseases of the circulatory system

87

86

86

X

Diseases of the respiratory system

86

85

86

XI

Diseases of the digestive system

87

86

86

XIII

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

83

81

82

XIV

Diseases of the genito-urinary system

85

85

85

XVIII

Symptoms and signs

85

85

85

XIX

Injury and poisoning

82

79

80

 

Other diagnosis chapter

85

84

85

Age group (years)

   
 

16–29

82

80

81

 

30–39

83

82

83

 

40–49

84

82

83

 

50–59

85

83

84

 

≥60

85

83

84

Country of birth

   
 

Sweden

84

81

83

 

Not Sweden

86

86

86

Educational level

   
 

Compulsory education

87

85

86

 

Secondary education

86

82

84

 

Tertiary education

81

78

80

Children 0–6 years old

   
 

No

84

82

83

 

Yes

83

81

82

Type of employment

   
 

Permanently employed

85

82

84

 

Short-term employed

78

79

78

 

Self-employed

87

89

88

 

Unemployed

76

77

77

 

Parental leave

86

82

85

 

Student

68

72

69

The year before an episode of sickness benefit

  

Employment status

   
 

Working

85

82

84

 

Not working, have income

82

82

82

 

Not working, no income

76

80

78

 

Missing data/unknown

71

75

73

Employment sector

   
 

Private company

84

83

83

 

State

79

76

78

 

County council

83

81

83

 

Municipality

86

82

86

 

State- or municipality-owned company

85

83

84

 

Other organisation

83

81

82

Occupation (SSYK1) 2

   

1

Legislators, senior officials and managers

77

78

78

2

Professionals

78

75

77

3

Technicians and associate professionals

82

77

80

4

Clerks

83

84

83

5

Service workers and shop sales workers

88

84

87

6

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

86

87

87

7

Craft and related trades workers

86

83

83

8

Plant and machine operators, assemblers

87

84

85

9

Elementary occupations

89

86

88

0

Armed forces

72

69

69

 

Missing data/unknown

79

81

80

Income (SEK)

   
 

<100 000

81

82

81

 

100 000–199 999

85

83

84

 

200 000–299 999

87

85

86

 

300 000–399 999

82

82

82

 

≥400 000

76

75

75

  1. 1 Sick-listing adherence is defined as full compatibility between physicians’ prescribed length of sick leave in sickness certificates and disbursed days of sickness benefit during the first year of sick leave.
  2. 2 Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations.