Table 2.
Rate of first sick note per 100 person-months for each cohort by demographics
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
| General population* | COVID-19 cohort | General population* | COVID-19 cohort | General population* | COVID-19 cohort | General population* | |
| Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | Rate per 100 person-months (95% CI) | |
| Total | 1.21 (1.21 to 1.21) | 4.88 (4.83 to 4.93) | 0.93 (0.93 to 0.93) | 2.66 (2.64 to 2.67) | 1.23 (1.23 to 1.23) | 1.73 (1.72 to 1.73) | 1.23 (1.23 to 1.23) |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–24 years | 0.98 (0.97 to 0.99) | 1.58 (1.50 to 1.65) | 0.66 (0.65 to 0.66) | 1.25 (1.23 to 1.28) | 0.96 (0.95 to 0.98) | 1.30 (1.28 to 1.33) | 0.91 (0.90 to 0.92) |
| 25–34 years | 1.18 (1.16 to 1.19) | 3.51 (3.42 to 3.61) | 0.86 (0.85 to 0.87) | 2.16 (2.13 to 2.19) | 1.17 (1.16 to 1.18) | 1.62 (1.60 to 1.64) | 1.14 (1.13 to 1.15) |
| 35–44 years | 1.19 (1.18 to 1.20) | 5.19 (5.07 to 5.31) | 0.91 (0.90 to 0.92) | 2.95 (2.92 to 2.99) | 1.24 (1.23 to 1.25) | 1.65 (1.63 to 1.66) | 1.19 (1.18 to 1.20) |
| 45–54 years | 1.35 (1.34 to 1.37) | 6.53 (6.40 to 6.65) | 1.08 (1.07 to 1.09) | 3.60 (3.55 to 3.64) | 1.38 (1.37 to 1.39) | 1.91 (1.90 to 1.93) | 1.35 (1.34 to 1.36) |
| 55–64 years | 1.30 (1.28 to 1.31) | 6.62 (6.48 to 6.75) | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.10) | 3.79 (3.74 to 3.85) | 1.33 (1.32 to 1.35) | 1.87 (1.85 to 1.89) | 1.32 (1.32 to 1.33) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 1.39 (1.38 to 1.40) | 5.88 (5.80 to 5.95) | 1.11 (1.10 to 1.11) | 3.25 (3.22 to 3.27) | 1.46 (1.46 to 1.47) | 1.96 (1.95 to 1.97) | 1.41 (1.41 to 1.42) |
| Male | 0.99 (0.98 to 1.00) | 3.61 (3.54 to 3.68) | 0.72 (0.71 to 0.72) | 2.03 (2.01 to 2.05) | 0.96 (0.95 to 0.97) | 1.35 (1.34 to 1.37) | 0.94 (0.93 to 0.94) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 1.30 (1.30 to 1.31) | 5.17 (5.10 to 5.24) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.00) | 2.79 (2.77 to 2.81) | 1.31 (1.31 to 1.32) | 1.73 (1.72 to 1.74) | 1.29 (1.28 to 1.29) |
| Mixed | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) | 4.83 (4.69 to 4.97) | 0.86 (0.84 to 0.87) | 3.11 (3.05 to 3.18) | 1.10 (1.08 to 1.12) | 2.07 (2.02 to 2.12) | 1.16 (1.14 to 1.18) |
| Asian/Asian British | 1.24 (1.20 to 1.28) | 5.51 (5.18 to 5.84) | 0.91 (0.88 to 0.94) | 3.47 (3.34 to 3.61) | 1.29 (1.25 to 1.32) | 2.22 (2.14 to 2.31) | 1.42 (1.38 to 1.45) |
| Black | 1.22 (1.16 to 1.27) | 4.55 (4.11 to 4.98) | 0.92 (0.88 to 0.96) | 2.65 (2.51 to 2.80) | 1.19 (1.15 to 1.23) | 1.74 (1.66 to 1.83) | 1.25 (1.21 to 1.29) |
| Other | 0.62 (0.59 to 0.65) | 3.91 (3.56 to 4.25) | 0.47 (0.44 to 0.49) | 2.31 (2.18 to 2.44) | 0.66 (0.64 to 0.69) | 1.30 (1.24 to 1.37) | 0.75 (0.72 to 0.77) |
| Unknown | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) | 4.23 (4.13 to 4.33) | 0.83 (0.82 to 0.84) | 2.19 (2.16 to 2.22) | 1.10 (1.09 to 1.11) | 1.62 (1.60 to 1.64) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) |
| IMD quintile | |||||||
| 1 (most deprived) | 1.58 (1.57 to 1.59) | 5.27 (5.17 to 5.38) | 1.20 (1.19 to 1.21) | 3.13 (3.10 to 3.17) | 1.66 (1.65 to 1.67) | 2.45 (2.42 to 2.48) | 1.71 (1.69 to 1.72) |
| 2 | 1.33 (1.32 to 1.34) | 5.07 (4.96 to 5.18) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.03) | 2.84 (2.80 to 2.88) | 1.35 (1.34 to 1.36) | 2.01 (1.99 to 2.03) | 1.38 (1.37 to 1.39) |
| 3 | 1.12 (1.11 to 1.13) | 4.84 (4.72 to 4.95) | 0.87 (0.86 to 0.88) | 2.57 (2.54 to 2.61) | 1.13 (1.12 to 1.14) | 1.65 (1.64 to 1.67) | 1.15 (1.14 to 1.16) |
| 4 | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 4.65 (4.53 to 4.77) | 0.77 (0.76 to 0.78) | 2.38 (2.34 to 2.41) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.03) | 1.50 (1.48 to 1.52) | 1.03 (1.02 to 1.04) |
| 5 (least deprived) | 0.86 (0.85 to 0.88) | 4.23 (4.11 to 4.35) | 0.66 (0.65 to 0.67) | 2.18 (2.14 to 2.22) | 0.88 (0.87 to 0.89) | 1.27 (1.26 to 1.29) | 0.90 (0.89 to 0.91) |
| Region | |||||||
| East | 1.21 (1.19 to 1.22) | 4.79 (4.67 to 4.91) | 0.92 (0.91 to 0.93) | 2.74 (2.71 to 2.78) | 1.29 (1.28 to 1.30) | 1.89 (1.87 to 1.91) | 1.34 (1.33 to 1.35) |
| East Midlands | 1.05 (1.03 to 1.06) | 4.06 (3.94 to 4.17) | 0.76 (0.75 to 0.77) | 2.39 (2.36 to 2.43) | 1.05 (1.04 to 1.05) | 1.53 (1.51 to 1.54) | 1.08 (1.07 to 1.09) |
| London | 0.71 (0.69 to 0.73) | 3.08 (2.90 to 3.26) | 0.49 (0.48 to 0.51) | 2.07 (2.01 to 2.14) | 0.71 (0.69 to 0.73) | 1.22 (1.19 to 1.25) | 0.76 (0.74 to 0.77) |
| North East | 1.34 (1.32 to 1.36) | 5.32 (5.13 to 5.51) | 1.06 (1.05 to 1.08) | 2.88 (2.81 to 2.95) | 1.43 (1.41 to 1.45) | 2.09 (2.04 to 2.14) | 1.52 (1.50 to 1.55) |
| North West | 1.39 (1.38 to 1.41) | 5.76 (5.61 to 5.92) | 1.12 (1.11 to 1.14) | 2.81 (2.76 to 2.86) | 1.51 (1.50 to 1.53) | 2.11 (2.08 to 2.14) | 1.53 (1.51 to 1.54) |
| South East | 0.96 (0.93 to 0.98) | 3.73 (3.50 to 3.96) | 0.72 (0.70 to 0.74) | 2.24 (2.17 to 2.30) | 1.00 (0.98 to 1.02) | 1.44 (1.41 to 1.47) | 1.03 (1.02 to 1.05) |
| South West | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.09) | 4.55 (4.37 to 4.74) | 0.81 (0.79 to 0.82) | 2.57 (2.52 to 2.62) | 1.12 (1.11 to 1.13) | 1.61 (1.59 to 1.63) | 1.15 (1.14 to 1.16) |
| West Midlands | 1.32 (1.29 to 1.34) | 5.63 (5.38 to 5.88) | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99) | 3.00 (2.92 to 3.07) | 1.37 (1.34 to 1.39) | 2.20 (2.15 to 2.26) | 1.49 (1.46 to 1.52) |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1.31 (1.30 to 1.33) | 5.46 (5.34 to 5.58) | 1.03 (1.02 to 1.04) | 2.93 (2.89 to 2.97) | 1.41 (1.39 to 1.42) | 2.01 (1.98 to 2.03) | 1.44 (1.43 to 1.45) |
*Age, sex and STP frequency matched with 2020 COVID-19 cohort.