European Health Survey ABSENCE FROM WORK DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Absence from work due to health problems in the last 12 months by sex and educational level. Population aged 16 years old and over whose current economic activity is being employed. Units: percentage TOTAL Yes No Both sexes TOTAL 100.00 22.83 77.17 Basic and lower 100.00 21.26 78.74 Medium 100.00 24.20 75.80 Upper 100.00 23.26 76.74 Men TOTAL 100.00 20.42 79.58 Basic and lower 100.00 20.70 79.30 Medium 100.00 20.28 79.72 Upper 100.00 20.22 79.78 Women TOTAL 100.00 25.76 74.24 Basic and lower 100.00 22.27 77.73 Medium 100.00 28.70 71.30 Upper 100.00 26.12 73.88 Notes: 1) The symbol '.' shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification in the table The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error Source: National Statistics Institute