Statistics Norway
 
13  Work related health issues, industrial accidents and absence due to illness among employers, by age groups.
2003. Percent
  All    16-24 yrs 25-44 yrs 45-66 yrs
Occupationally active persons with health problems that entirely or partly are caused by work 1  
Pain in neck, shoulders or upper back 14 6 12 17
Pain in lower back 7 5 6 7
Pain in arms, wrists or hands 10 4 8 13
Pain in hips, legs, knees or feet 5 3 5 6
Headache or migraine 5 3 6 4
Troubled by anxiety 1 2 2 1
Troubled by depression or feeling down 2 1 2 2
Chest tightness, wheezing 1 0 0 1
Eczema or allergic rash 1 2 2 1
Itchy eyes, redness or runny eyes 2 1 2 2
Percentage of workers who  
feels physically exhausted after work 32 29 34 32
has trouble sleeping due to work 8 3 9 9
feels down bacuase of criticism or difficulties at work, at least once every month 23 20 26 20
Accidents at work  
Percentage of workers who have  
been involved in accidents at work, last 12 months 3 5 4 2
Average numbers of days sickness absence last year  
Number of days away from work because of work accidents, average 1,7 4,0 2,0 0,7
Sickness absence  
Percentage of workers who have  
sickness absence lasting more than 14 days, average 18 11 18 21
sickness absence periods lasting more than 14 days, average 2,1 5,3 1,9 1,8
sickness absence due to health problems caused by work 9 3 9 10
Health control  
Percentage of employees  
Access to occupational health services 62 43 65 63
Has been in touch with the occupational health service in the last 12 months 27 13 28 30
Number of employees 2 413 279 1 221 913
Total number of employed and self-employed 2 561 280 1 285 996

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