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Seasonal- and influenza adjusted sickness absence rate for employees 16-69 years1
1st quarter 2019Percentage change from last quarter
1The sickness absence rates are shown to two decimal points. In other tables the rates are shown with one decimal point. More decimal points are used when calculating the rates of change in order to get more accurate figures. These may therefore differ slightly from the rates of change produced when using the published rounded figures.
Both sexes
Self-certified and certified by doctor5.851.1
Self-certified0.884.3
Certified by doctor4.970.6
Males
Self-certified and certified by doctor4.460.9
Self-certified0.776.1
Certified by doctor3.69-0.1
Females
Self-certified and certified by doctor7.501.3
Self-certified1.002.7
Certified by doctor6.501.1