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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U.S. adults who went to work when they were sick last year as of 2017
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. It was found that 40 percent of respondents went to work when they were sick.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017." Chart. February 28, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Went to Work When They Were Sick within The past Year as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2017, /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who went to work when they were sick within the past year as of 2017 [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/682365/behaviour-when-sick-adults-us/
