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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 2nd Qu. 2002
11 Population aged 16-74, employed persons, temporary absence from work and reason for absence, by sex1. 1000 and per cent
  Annual average 2001 2002
2000 2001 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter
                 
  1000
                 
TOTAL 3 201 3 214 3 217 3 214 3 212 3 211 3 234 3 234
Employed persons 2 269 2 278 2 262 2 289 2 285 2 275 2 276 2 303
At work 1 919 1 924 2 024 1 978 1 715 1 978 1 948 2 020
Temporarily absent 350 354 238 311 570 297 327 283
Illness 91 86 94 85 73 94 104 94
Holiday 150 160 39 104 412 83 98 76
Taking time off/working time arrangement 43 41 40 46 29 47 54 44
Other reasons/unspecified 67 67 64 76 57 72 72 69
                 
MALES, TOTAL 1 614 1 621 1 623 1 621 1 620 1 618 1 632 1 631
Employed persons 1 212 1 214 1 208 1 222 1 220 1 206 1 203 1 220
At work 1 053 1 054 1 111 1 082 951 1 073 1 062 1 106
Temporarily absent 159 160 97 140 269 133 141 114
Illness 41 38 43 38 31 41 46 40
Holiday 78 82 18 55 210 44 50 36
Taking time off/working time arrangement 25 24 23 27 17 29 31 23
Other reasons/unspecified 15 16 14 19 11 19 15 15
                 
FEMALES, TOTAL 1 587 1 593 1 594 1 593 1 592 1 592 1 602 1 603
Employed persons 1 057 1 064 1 054 1 067 1 065 1 069 1 073 1 083
At work 866 870 913 896 764 905 886 915
Temporarily absent 191 194 141 171 301 164 187 169
Illness 50 48 52 47 42 53 58 54
Holiday 72 78 21 48 202 40 48 40
Taking time off/working time arrangement 18 17 17 19 12 18 23 21
Other reasons/unspecified 52 51 51 57 45 53 57 54
                 
  Per cent of employed persons
                 
ABSENCE, TOTAL 15.4 15.5 10.5 13.6 25.0 13.0 14.4 12.3
Males 13.1 13.2 8.0 11.4 22.1 11.0 11.7 9.3
Females 18.0 18.3 13.4 16.0 28.3 15.4 17.4 15.6
                 
Illness 4.0 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.2 4.1 4.5 4.1
Males 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.1 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.3
Females 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.9 5.4 5.0
                 
Holiday 6.6 7.0 1.7 4.5 18.0 3.7 4.3 3.3
Males 6.5 6.7 1.5 4.5 17.2 3.6 4.1 3.0
Females 6.8 7.3 2.0 4.5 19.0 3.7 4.5 3.7
                 
Taking time off/working time arrangement 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.4 1.9
Males 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.6 1.9
Females 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.7 2.1 1.9
                 
Other reasons/unspecified 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.3 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.0
Males 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.2
Females 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.3 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.0