Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

5   Workrelated health problems and sickness absenteeism, by accupation, level 2. 2006. Per cent
  All Legislators and senior officials in public adm and interest org Corporate managers of large and medium sized enterpr General managers of small enterprises Physical, mathematicl and engineering science professionals Life science and health professionals Teaching professionals Public service administrative professionals Other professionals Engineering science technicians Life science and health associate professionals Teaching associate professionals Executive officers in adm, business services, social work, entertainment Office clercs
Employees with healthproblems due to work                            
Pain in neck, shoulders or upper back 11 : 8 7 9 10 8 7 8 7 12 11 10 15
Pain in lower back, due to work 6 : 4 5 4 5 3 3 2 4 7 4 4 5
Pain in ams, wrists or hands, due to work 5 : 3 4 4 2 6 6 5 3 3 3 4 7
Pain in hips, legs, knees or feet 5 : 1 6 : 1 2 : 1 4 4 3 2 3
Headache or migraine 4 : 2 4 2 5 6 2 3 4 8 6 6 3
Troubled by anxiety 2 : 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 2
Troubled by depression or feeling down 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 2
Chest tightness, wheezing 1 : 1 1 : : : 1 0 : : 1 0 0
Eczema or allergic rash 1 : 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Itchy eyes, redness or runny eyes 1 : 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 2
Hearing problems or buzzing in ears 1 : 1 0 0 : 2 1 : 0 : 1 0 0
Employees                            
who feels physichally exhausted after work 32 : 26 32 23 38 31 31 28 24 35 39 29 33
who havtrouble sleeping 11 : 13 12 9 15 15 14 12 12 10 16 12 9
who at least once a month feels down because of criticism or difficulties at work 14 : 15 17 15 17 17 14 19 14 16 16 15 13
Sickness absenteeism                            
Employees                            
with sickness absence lasting more than 14 days, average 18 : 12 15 10 14 14 12 11 12 24 19 13 21
number of sickness absence periods lasting more than 14 days, average 1 : 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
sickness absence was due to health problems caused by work 7 : 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 10 8 5 7
beeing sick but still going to work 4 times or more last year 22 : 18 28 15 20 22 9 16 13 19 28 23 20
Health checkup                            
Employees                            
access to occupational health service 59 : 75 42 60 67 58 77 65 75 59 37 61 66
has been in toutch with the occupational health service in the last 12 months 23 : 41 26 33 21 13 27 30 35 13 6 24 28
Number of respondents 9 172 22  609  294  385  209  250  138  342  486  386  536 1 034  544
Number of respondents 9 810 22  615  315  403  230  250  138  390  498  404  547 1 098  557

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