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From: The gender gap in sickness absence from work and the influence of parental absence on offspring absence 15 years later: register-based cohort of Norwegians born in 1974–1976

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Flow diagram of live-born persons in Norway, 1974–1976. a Persons who died (n = 4330; 2.6 %) or emigrated (n = 11 826; 7.0 %) before age 33 years, or were not employed at age 33 years (n = 19 966; 11.8 %). b Excluded because one or both parents were not considered to be at risk of sickness absence at index person age 18 years (1992, 1993, or 1994). In categories that were not mutually exclusive: 21.5 % (n = 28 692) were excluded because their mother either received disability pension (n = 8585; 6.4 %), emigrated (n = 269; 0.2 %), was deceased (n = 1478; 1.1 %), was a government employee (n = 9252; 6.9 %), or had no income (n = 16 119; 12.1 %). A total of 26.8 % (n = 35 744) were excluded because their father either was not identified in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (n = 12 514; 9.4 %), received disability pension (n = 6282; 4.7 %), emigrated (n = 269; 0.2 %), was deceased (n = 3376; 2.5 %), was a government employee (n = 11 107; 8.3 %), or had no income (n = 9325; 7.0 %). c Excluded because they received disability pension, emigrated, or died during the year of follow-up (2007, 2008, or 2009; age 33 years)

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