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. 2000-2002
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
All industries                      
Total 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.5 8.2 7.2 7.7 7.8
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.9
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 6.2
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.5
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 3.8
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 8.2
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.7 7.2
40-41 Electricity, gas and water suppl                      
Total 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.8
Self-certified 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9
Doctor-certified 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.1 4.9
45 Construction                      
Total 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.6 8.6 7.3 8.2 8.2
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.9
Doctor-certified 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.5 6.6 7.5 7.3
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 7.3
Self-certified 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8
Doctor-certified 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.5
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 8.4
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.4 7.4
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 5.6
Self-certified 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.8
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.7
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 6.4
Self-certified 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9
Doctor-certified 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.5
75 Public administration                      
Total 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 6.8
Self-certified 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.0
Doctor-certified 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.7
80 Education                      
Total 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.6 6.3 7.0 7.9 6.7 6.7 7.4
Self-certified 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9
Doctor-certified 5.8 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.2 6.4
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 10.2
Self-certified 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2
Doctor-certified 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.1 9.6 9.0 9.3 9.0
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 7.8
Self-certified 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0
Doctor-certified 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.8
Not reported                      
Total 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2
Self-certified - - - - - - - - - - -
Doctor-certified 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2
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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