Statistics Norway

Sickness absence, self- and doctor-certified

3   Sickness absence man-days for employees self-certified and certified by a doctor, by industry and type of sickness absence. In per cent of scheduled man days (sickness absence rate). Quarterly figures. 2000-2005
Industry and type of sickness absence 2nd quarter 2000 3rd quarter 2000 4th quarter 2000 1st quarter 2001 2nd quarter 2001 3rd quarter 2001 4th quarter 2001 1st quarter 2002 2nd quarter 2002 3rd quarter 2002 4th quarter 2002 1st quarter 2003 2nd quarter 2003 3rd quarter 2003 4th quarter 2003 1st quarter 2004 2nd quarter 2004 3rd quarter 2004 4th quarter 2004 1st quarter 2005 2nd quarter 2005 3rd quarter 2005
All industries                                            
Total 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.2 7.2 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.3 7.2 6.5 6.4 7.1 6.3 6.6
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.7
Doctor-certified 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.3 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.9
01-05 Agriculture, fishing and forestry1                                            
Total 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.1
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.5
11 Oil and gas extraction incl. serv.1                                            
Total                                            
Self-certified .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Doctor-certified 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.7
10, 12-37 Manufacturing and mining                                            
Total 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.9 7.3 7.9 7.8 8.3 7.6 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.5 7.2 6.6 6.3 6.9 6.0 6.6
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8
Doctor-certified 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.6 7.4 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.8
40-41 Electricity, gas and water supply                                            
Total 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.9 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.8
Self-certified 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.6
Doctor-certified 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.2
45 Construction                                            
Total 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.6 8.6 7.3 8.2 8.4 9.0 8.6 9.1 8.9 9.1 7.3 6.7 6.5 7.3 6.1 6.6
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.8
Doctor-certified 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.5 6.6 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.8 8.4 7.9 8.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.8
50-55 Domestic trade, hotels, rest.                                            
Total 6.4 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.5 7.1 7.0 7.6 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.5 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.1
Self-certified 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6
Doctor-certified 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.5
60-64 Transport and communication1                                            
Total 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.1 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.6 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.8 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.6 6.7 7.3
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7
Doctor-certified 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.9 6.5
65-67 Financial intermediation                                            
Total 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.0 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.3 4.6 4.8
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.6
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2
70-74 Real estate, business act.                                            
Total 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.8 6.4 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.3
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7
Doctor-certified 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.6
75 Public administration                                   5.8        
Total 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.0
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.8
Doctor-certified 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.8 5.3
80 Education                                            
Total 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 6.3 7.0 7.9 6.7 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.2 6.7 7.9 8.0 6.8 5.6 6.3 7.0 6.1 5.8
Self-certified 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6
Doctor-certified 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.9 7.0 6.2 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.2
85 Health and social work                                            
Total 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.3 9.6 10.2 10.2 10.9 9.8 10.1 10.4 11.0 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.1 9.7 8.7 8.5 9.5 8.6 8.9
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.0
Doctor-certified 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 8.8 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.6 8.0
90-99 Services n.e.c.1                                            
Total 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.0 7.1 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.8 8.2 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.2 6.1
Self-certified 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6
Doctor-certified 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.5
00 Not reported                                            
Total 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 6.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 4.8 3.1 4.0 1.3 3.3
Self-certified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 6.6 5.8 6.1 5.4 4.8 3.1 4.0 1.3 3.3
1  Animal husbandry service activities (except veterinary activities), extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, water transport, private households with employed persons and extra territorial organizations and bodies are not included in the sample survey about self-certified sickness absence.

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