In March 2024, around 3.5 percent of full-time workers aged 65 years and older were absent from work due to health-related reasons. This statistic represents the percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from October 2023 to September 2024, by month and age.
Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age
Current Population Survey (CPS of Census Bureau) considers a full-time worker to be anyone who usually works at least 35 hours a week. The amount of health-related workplace absenteeism is calculated as the percentage of full-time workers who worked less than 35 hours because they were ill, injured, or had another medical issue.
Absenteeism is estimated each month using CPS survey data; each estimate has a margin of error. Absenteeism is considered significantly higher than expected when the lower limit of the estimate’s margin of error is higher than the epidemic threshold. The epidemic threshold is calculated using baseline absenteeism data from the previous five years, averaged by month, and information about the likely variation of these baseline data.
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CDC. (December 9, 2024). Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age." Chart. December 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of Full-time Workers in The U.S. absent from Work for Health-related Reasons from 2023 to 2024, by Month and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/
CDC, Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of full-time workers in the U.S. absent from work for health-related reasons from 2023 to 2024, by month and age [Graph], CDC, December 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260493/health-related-workplace-absenteeism-full-time-us-workers-by-age/
