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%
1%1.5%2%2.5%3%3.5%4%
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* 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.
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CDC, & MMWR. (July 5, 2019). Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/
CDC, und MMWR. "Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender*." Chart. July 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/
CDC, MMWR. (2019). Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/
CDC, and MMWR. "Monthly Prevalence of Health-related Workplace Absenteeism among Full-time Workers during The 2017–2018 Influenza Season, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/
CDC & MMWR, Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Monthly prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers during the 2017–2018 influenza season, by gender* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, July 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038377/monthly-prevalence-of-health-related-workplace-absenteeism-us-by-gender/
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