Health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers by gender U.S. 2017-2018

The statistic displays the percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. who were absent from their work for health-related issues between October 2017 and September 2018, by gender. In September 2018, around 1.6 percent of full-time male workers were absent from work for health-related issues.

Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender*

Characteristic	Male	Female
September 2018	1.6%	2.2%
August 2018	1.5%	1.8%
July 2018	1.2%	1.7%
June 2018	1.5%	2.1%
May 2018	1.3%	2.4%
April 2018	1.7%	2.3%
March 2018	1.9%	2.5%
February 2018	2.3%	3.2%
January 2018	2.6%	3.6%
December 2017	1.9%	2.8%
November 2017	1.4%	2.3%
October 2017	1.4%	2.1%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

July 2019

More information

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2017 to September 2018

Supplementary notes

* Absenteeism was defined as working <35 hours during the reference week because of illness, injury, or other medical issue. Full-time workers were defined as employed persons who usually work ≥35 hours per week at all jobs combined.

Citation formats