This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the last year, as of February 2017, by age. It was found that 47 percent of respondents aged 18 to 30 years went to work when they were sick, compared to 38 percent of those aged 46 to 60.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age
Original question: How did you behave within the last year when you got sick?
Respondents could choose multiple answers.
All respondents were full-time employees.
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Statista Survey. (February 28, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age." Chart. February 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Went to Work When They Were Sick within The past Year as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/
Statista Survey, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017, by age [Graph], Statista Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/682421/behaviour-of-adults-when-sick-by-age-us/