Main reason for them not having taken this extended leave of absence Absolute value/percentage Sex Total Total absolute values in thousands both sexes 3,759.1 Total absolute values in thousands males 1,908.6 Total absolute values in thousands females 1,850.4 Total percentage both sexes 100.00 Total percentage males 100.00 Total percentage females 100.00 Did not have legal right to take time off absolute values in thousands both sexes 496.9 Did not have legal right to take time off absolute values in thousands males 165.3 Did not have legal right to take time off absolute values in thousands females 331.6 Did not have legal right to take time off percentage both sexes 13.22 Did not have legal right to take time off percentage males 8.66 Did not have legal right to take time off percentage females 17.92 Low pay absolute values in thousands both sexes 184.1 Low pay absolute values in thousands males 84.5 Low pay absolute values in thousands females 99.5 Low pay percentage both sexes 4.90 Low pay percentage males 4.43 Low pay percentage females 5.38 No flexibility absolute values in thousands both sexes 15.2 No flexibility absolute values in thousands males 10.1 No flexibility absolute values in thousands females 5.0 No flexibility percentage both sexes 0.40 No flexibility percentage males 0.53 No flexibility percentage females 0.27 Negative effect on social security absolute values in thousands both sexes 2.2 Negative effect on social security absolute values in thousands males 1.2 Negative effect on social security absolute values in thousands females 1.0 Negative effect on social security percentage both sexes 0.06 Negative effect on social security percentage males 0.06 Negative effect on social security percentage females 0.06 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party absolute values in thousands both sexes 36.6 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party absolute values in thousands males 22.8 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party absolute values in thousands females 13.8 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party percentage both sexes 0.97 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party percentage males 1.19 Negative effect of boss with regards the interested party percentage females 0.75 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned absolute values in thousands both sexes 570.9 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned absolute values in thousands males 371.3 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned absolute values in thousands females 199.6 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned percentage both sexes 15.19 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned percentage males 19.45 works for a different reason to those previously mentioned percentage females 10.79 Other reason absolute values in thousands both sexes 2,320.8 Other reason absolute values in thousands males 1,182.5 Other reason absolute values in thousands females 1,138.4 Other reason percentage both sexes 61.74 Other reason percentage males 61.95 Other reason percentage females 61.52 Does not know absolute values in thousands both sexes 132.5 Does not know absolute values in thousands males 71.0 Does not know absolute values in thousands females 61.4 Does not know percentage both sexes 3.52 Does not know percentage males 3.72 Does not know percentage females 3.32