HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


47.  Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and industry
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                         2004                                       
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
                    Occupation and industry                         Total              Absence rate (1)                 Lost worktime rate (2)      
                                                                   employed                                                                         
                                                                     (in                                                                            
                                                                  thousands)     Total    Illness or    Other        Total    Illness or    Other   
                                                                                            injury     reasons                  injury     reasons  
                                                                                                                                                    
                           OCCUPATION                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                    
 Management, professional, and related occupations..............    36,131        2.8         1.8         1.0         1.5         0.9         0.6   
   Management, business, and financial operations occupations...    14,662        2.4         1.6          .8         1.3          .8          .5   
     Management occupations.....................................    10,139        2.1         1.4          .7         1.1          .7          .4   
     Business and financial op.erations occupations.............     4,523        3.1         2.1         1.1         1.7         1.0          .7   
   Professional and related occupations.........................    21,469        3.1         2.0         1.1         1.6         1.0          .7   
     Computer and mathematical occupations......................     2,813        2.6         1.9          .7         1.1          .7          .3   
     Architecture and engineering occupations...................     2,514        2.5         1.8          .7         1.3         1.0          .4   
     Life, physical, and social science occupations.............     1,089        3.2         2.1         1.1         1.7         1.0          .7   
     Community and social services occupations..................     1,814        3.8         2.5         1.4         2.0         1.2          .8   
     Legal occupations..........................................     1,087        3.0         1.8         1.2         1.6          .8          .8   
     Education, training, and library occupations...............     5,975        3.0         1.7         1.3         1.6          .7          .8   
     Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.     1,431        2.2         1.6          .7         1.0          .6          .4   
     Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations..........     4,747        3.8         2.6         1.2         2.3         1.5          .8   
 Service occupations............................................    13,642        3.4         2.5          .9         1.9         1.5          .5   
   Healthcare support occupations...............................     1,960        5.6         4.0         1.6         3.4         2.4          .9   
   Protective service occupations...............................     2,494        2.9         2.3          .6         1.9         1.5          .3   
   Food preparation and serving related occupations.............     3,802        2.9         2.0          .8         1.5         1.1          .4   
   Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations....     3,413        3.3         2.6          .7         1.8         1.5          .3   
   Personal care and service occupations........................     1,972        3.0         2.1         1.0         1.6         1.0          .5   
 Sales and office occupations...................................    24,784        3.7         2.6         1.1         1.9         1.3          .6   
   Sales and related occupations................................     9,839        2.8         1.9          .9         1.5         1.0          .5   
   Office and administrative support occupations................    14,946        4.3         3.0         1.3         2.2         1.5          .7   
 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations...    11,394        2.7         2.1          .6         1.5         1.2          .3   
   Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...................       749        1.9         1.3          .6         1.1          .8          .3   
   Construction and extraction occupations......................     6,308        2.7         2.1          .6         1.5         1.2          .3   
   Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............     4,337        2.8         2.2          .6         1.6         1.3          .3   
 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....    15,059        3.5         2.7          .8         2.1         1.7          .4   
   Production occupations.......................................     8,431        3.7         2.8          .9         2.1         1.7          .5   
   Transportation and material moving occupations...............     6,627        3.2         2.6          .6         2.0         1.7          .3   
                            
                            INDUSTRY                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                    
 Private sector.................................................    83,872        3.1         2.2         0.9         1.7         1.2         0.5   
   Agriculture and related industries...........................       880        1.7         1.1          .5         1.0          .7          .3   
   Nonagricultural industries...................................    82,992        3.1         2.2          .9         1.7         1.2          .5   
     Mining.....................................................       492        2.7         2.1          .6         1.6         1.4          .2   
     Construction...............................................     6,996        2.4         1.9          .6         1.3         1.1          .3   
     Manufacturing..............................................    15,046        3.2         2.3          .8         1.8         1.4          .4   
       Durable goods............................................     9,457        3.1         2.3          .7         1.7         1.4          .4   
       Nondurable goods.........................................     5,589        3.3         2.4         1.0         1.9         1.4          .5   
     Wholesale and retail trade.................................    14,170        3.0         2.2          .9         1.6         1.2          .5   
       Wholesale trade..........................................     3,787        2.6         1.8          .8         1.4         1.0          .4   
       Retail trade.............................................    10,384        3.2         2.3          .9         1.7         1.2          .5   
     Transportation and utilities...............................     4,339        3.0         2.3          .6         1.9         1.5          .4   
       Transportation and warehousing...........................     3,527        2.8         2.2          .6         1.8         1.5          .4   
       Utilities................................................       812        3.6         3.0          .6         2.0         1.7          .4   
     Information................................................     2,646        3.2         2.5          .8         1.7         1.3          .4   
     Financial activities.......................................     7,452        3.1         2.1         1.0         1.6         1.0          .5   
       Finance and insurance....................................     5,690        3.2         2.2         1.0         1.6         1.1          .5   
         Finance................................................     3,696        2.8         1.8         1.0         1.5          .9          .5   
         Insurance..............................................     1,994        3.9         2.8         1.2         2.0         1.4          .6   
       Real estate and rental and leasing.......................     1,762        2.8         1.9          .9         1.3          .8          .4   
     Professional and business services.........................     9,131        2.7         1.8          .9         1.4          .9          .5   
       Professional and technical services......................     5,495        2.5         1.5          .9         1.2          .7          .6   
       Management, administrative, and waste services...........     3,636        3.0         2.2          .8         1.5         1.2          .4   
     Education and health services..............................    12,652        3.9         2.6         1.3         2.2         1.4          .8   
       Educational services.....................................     2,322        2.7         1.7         1.0         1.5          .8          .7   
       Health care and social assistance........................    10,330        4.2         2.9         1.3         2.3         1.6          .8   
     Leisure and hospitality....................................     6,130        2.7         1.8          .9         1.4         1.0          .5   
       Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................     1,158        2.9         2.2          .8         1.5         1.1          .4   
       Accommodation and food services..........................     4,972        2.6         1.7          .9         1.4          .9          .5   
         Accommodation..........................................     1,134        2.8         1.9          .9         1.7         1.2          .5   
         Food services and drinking places......................     3,838        2.6         1.7          .9         1.3          .9          .5   
     Other services.............................................     3,938        2.8         2.0          .9         1.5         1.0          .4   
       Other services, except private households................     3,573        2.9         2.0          .8         1.5         1.1          .4   
 Public sector..................................................    17,138        3.9         2.8         1.1         2.1         1.5          .6   
   Federal government...........................................     3,080        4.2         3.2          .9         2.3         1.8          .5   
   State government.............................................     4,826        4.4         3.1         1.3         2.2         1.5          .7   
   Local government.............................................     9,233        3.5         2.5         1.1         1.9         1.3          .6   

  1 Absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours a week worked less than 35 hours during the reference week for
one of the following reasons: Own illness, injury, or medical problems; child-care problems; other family or personal obligations; civic or military
duty; and maternity or paternity leave.  Excluded are situations in which work was missed due to vacation or personal days, holiday, labor dispute,
and other reasons.  For multiple jobholders, absence data refer only to work missed at their main jobs.  The absence rate is the ratio of workers
with absences to total full-time wage and salary employment.  The estimates of full-time wage and salary employment shown in this table do not match
those in other tables because the estimates in this table are based on the full CPS sample and those in the other tables are based on a quarter of
the sample only. 
  2 Hours absent as a percent of hours usually worked. 
  NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.