According to a Statista survey from the middle of 2024, among the roughly 78 percent of adult respondents who worked or studied, almost one quarter did not take any sick leave in the last 12 months. However, this was a decrease from previous years. In the first quarter of 2021, for example, around 34 percent of U.S. adults reported not taking any sick leave days in the past year. Of those that did miss work or school due to ill health in 2024, 2-3 days of sick leave was most common.
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Statista. (September 5, 2024). Number of sick days taken in the past 12 months from work or school/university among adults in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults
Statista. "Number of sick days taken in the past 12 months from work or school/university among adults in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults
Statista. (2024). Number of sick days taken in the past 12 months from work or school/university among adults in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults
Statista. "Number of Sick Days Taken in The past 12 Months from Work or School/University among Adults in The U.S. from 2020 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults
Statista, Number of sick days taken in the past 12 months from work or school/university among adults in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults (last visited November 14, 2024)
Number of sick days taken in the past 12 months from work or school/university among adults in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024 [Graph], Statista, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1260743/number-of-sick-days-taken-from-work-or-school-among-us-adults