Table 1

Distribution of work related sickness absence by psychosocial work factors, employment status, and sex in a sample of workers (n = 13957) from the Third European Survey on Working Conditions (2000)

Variables	Permanent				Non-permanent
		Work related sickness absence				Work related sickness absence
	Person years	Number	%	Rate*	Person years	Number	%	Rate*
*Rate, work related sickness absence days per 100 person years. Figures are rounded to the nearest point.
Men	6870	1192	17	430	551	91	16	335
Psychological job demands
Low	3243	421	13	318	270	35	13	277
High	3594	763	21	531	278	56	20	394
Job control
High	3727	528	14	324	242	26	11	102
Low	3132	662	21	555	309	65	21	517
Job strain
Low strain	1812	209	11	279	123	14	11	120
Passive	1427	212	15	368	147	21	14	408
Active	1904	316	16	366	120	12	10	84
High strain	1688	446	26	714	158	44	27	628
Women	5749	848	15	377	632	87	14	319
Psychological job demands
Low	2873	297	10	273	352	32	9	206
High	2854	542	19	484	277	55	20	466
Job control
High	2983	363	12	277	242	29	12	212
Low	2758	485	17	486	391	58	15	385
Job strain
Low strain	1546	143	9	225	132	11	8	232
Passive	1322	154	12	331	220	21	9	190
Active	1423	216	15	336	108	18	17	189
High strain	1431	326	23	631	169	37	21	644
Total	12619	2040	16	406	1183	178	15	326