Original question: How many days were you on sick leave last year? Please give your best guess if you are not sure. Leave the field blank if you prefer not to answer?
All respondents were full-time employees.
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Number of sick days taken by U.S. adults in the past year as of 2017, by gender
This statistic shows the number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of February 2017, by gender. It was found that 27 percent of male respondents and 26 percent of female respondents did not take any sick leave days.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 28, 2017). Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by gender." Chart. February 28, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of Sick Leave Days U.S. Adults Took Last Year as of 2017, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2017, /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by gender [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/682934/sick-leave-days-among-adults-us-by-gender/
