Statistics Norway
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th Qu. 2001
11 Population aged 16-74, employed persons, temporary absence from work and reason for absence, by sex1. 1000 and per cent
  Annual average 2000 2001
2000 2001 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
                 
  1000
                 
TOTAL 3 201 3 214 3 201 3 199 3 217 3 214 3 212 3 211
Employed persons 2 269 2 278 2 283 2 262 2 262 2 289 2 285 2 275
At work 1 919 1 924 1 710 1 975 2 024 1 978 1 715 1 978
Temporarily absent 350 354 572 287 238 311 570 297
Illness 91 86 82 98 94 85 73 94
Holiday 150 160 397 75 39 104 412 83
Taking time off/working time arrangement 43 41 33 51 40 46 29 47
Other reasons/unspecified 67 67 61 62 64 76 57 72
                 
MALES, TOTAL 1 614 1 621 1 614 1 612 1 623 1 621 1 620 1 618
Employed persons 1 212 1 214 1 220 1 208 1 208 1 222 1 220 1 206
At work 1 053 1 054 949 1 080 1 111 1 082 951 1 073
Temporarily absent 159 160 270 128 97 140 269 133
Illness 41 38 38 42 43 38 31 41
Holiday 78 82 203 43 18 55 210 44
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 24 19 30 23 27 17 29
Other reasons/unspecified 15 16 11 13 14 19 11 19
                 
FEMALES, TOTAL 1 587 1 593 1 587 1 587 1 594 1 593 1 592 1 592
Employed persons 1 057 1 064 1 063 1 054 1 054 1 067 1 065 1 069
At work 866 870 761 895 913 896 764 905
Temporarily absent 191 194 302 159 141 171 301 164
Illness 50 48 44 56 52 47 42 53
Holiday 72 78 194 32 21 48 202 40
Taking time off/working time arrangement 18 17 14 21 17 19 12 18
Other reasons/unspecified 52 51 50 50 51 57 45 53
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 15.4 15.5 25.1 12.7 10.5 13.6 25.0 13.0
Males 13.1 13.2 22.2 10.6 8.0 11.4 22.1 11.0
Females 18.0 18.3 28.4 15.1 13.4 16.0 28.3 15.4
                 
Illness 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.2 4.1
Males 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.5 3.4
Females 4.7 4.5 4.2 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.9
                 
Holiday 6.6 7.0 17.4 3.3 1.7 4.5 18.0 3.7
Males 6.5 6.7 16.6 3.6 1.5 4.5 17.2 3.6
Females 6.8 7.3 18.2 3.0 2.0 4.5 19.0 3.7
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.1
Males 2.1 2.0 1.5 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.4
Females 1.7 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.7
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.5 3.2
Males 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.6
Females 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3 4.2 5.0