In 2022, the sickness absence rate of women in the United Kingdom was 3.2 percent, while for men it was 2.2 percent, indicating that 3.2 percent of working hours for women, and 2.2 percent of working hours for men were lost in that year.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2022). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender." Chart. April 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/