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Publication - Progress report

Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2019

Published
30 April 2019
Part of
Communities and third sector, Equality and rights
ISBN
9781787817951

Provides an update on progress made in promoting equality across activities and in delivering on a range of equality outcomes set in 2017.

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Sickness

(part of Annex E)

Sickness by Age

Average Working Days Lost
16-29 2013 6.9
2014 14.7
2015 12.8
2016 11.2
2017 13.3
2018 6.8
30-39 2013 19.2
2014 14.6
2015 15.2
2016 13.6
2017 14.5
2018 6.8
40-49 2013 10.7
2014 12.0
2015 11.4
2016 11.9
2017 11.5
2018 8.3
50-59 2013 14.1
2014 15.5
2015 13.5
2016 15.9
2017 14.3
2018 12.0
60+ 2013 24.6
2014 29.0
2015 30.5
2016 28.2
2017 44.5
2018 18.7

Sickness by Gender

Average Working Days Lost
Female 2013 15.4
2014 14.9
2015 16.3
2016 14.8
2017 16.5
2018 10.4
Male 2013 13.8
2014 15.6
2015 12.7
2016 14.3
2017 14.0
2018 7.9

Sickness by Ethnicity

Average Working Days Lost
Minority ethnic 2013 12.3
2014 42.6
2015 21.0
2016 30.1
2017 30.0
2018 11.6
White 2013 14.6
2014 13.5
2015 15.0
2016 14.3
2017 14.7
2018 9.2
Prefer not to say 2013 12.6
2014 26.1
2015 7.3
2016 15.4
2017 4.8
2018 7.8
Unknown 2013 17.5
2014 21.9
2015 13.7
2016 13.3
2017 19.9
2018 9.8

Sickness by Sexual Orientation

Average Working Days Lost
LGBO 2015 20.7
2016 24.8
2017 27.2
2018 10.9
Heterosexual/straight 2015 12.4
2016 12.3
2017 12.6
2018 8.6
Prefer not to say 2015 4.8
2016 8.2
2017 10.9
2018 4.5
Unknown 2015 20.9
2016 20.3
2017 22.1
2018 11.3

Sickness by Disability

Average Working Days Lost
Disabled 2013 38.3
2014 41.6
2015 26.1
2016 33.4
2017 19.8
2018 16.9
Not disabled 2013 13.2
2014 10.4
2015 13.4
2016 13.4
2017 15.9
2018 8.3
Prefer not to say 2013 25.7
2014 17.1
2015 17.2
2016 19.0
2017 13.3
2018 13.6
Unknown 2013 10.5
2014 16.6
2015 14.3
2016 12.0
2017 14.1
2018 8.9

Sickness by Marital Status

Average Working Days Lost
Married/civil partnership 2013 12.2
2014 11.6
2015 11.5
2016 11.5
2017 12.0
2018 8.9
Single 2013 7.9
2014 10.6
2015 21.8
2016 19.8
2017 24.1
2018 12.7
Divorced 2013 27.9
2014 37.8
2015 17.8
2016 36.4
2017 6.4
2018 8.5
Prefer not to say 2013 31.0
2014 56.6
2015 11.4
2016 28.9
2017 26.0
2018 16.4
Unknown 2013 18.2
2014 15.3
2015 15.8
2016 13.3
2017 15.5
2018 8.5

Sickness by Religion

Average Working Days Lost
None 2015 11.5
2016 10.0
2017 11.6
2018 6.8
Christian 2015 11.6
2016 13.7
2017 13.1
2018 9.8
Other Religion 2015 66.1
2016 44.9
2017 52.1
2018 35.6
Prefer not to say 2015 8.1
2016 8.0
2017 5.9
2018 6.1
Unknown 2015 20.3
2016 20.0
2017 21.6
2018 11.3

Contact

Email: Bruce.Sutherland@gov.scot

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