Table 2 Cumulative incidence of sickness absence with psychiatric disorders in different age groups in Norway and Oslo, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000, women.

16–29

1994

258,213

0.8 (0.8–0.8)

28,033

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

1.48 (1.32–1.66)

1996

261,990

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

29,218

1.8 (1.8–1.8)

1.52 (1.39–1.67)

1998

273,748

1.9 (1.9–1.9)

31,738

2.4 (2.4–2.4)

1.26 (1.17–1.36)

2000

277,707

2.6 (2.6–2.6)

+1.7

33,574

3.1 (3.1–3.1)

+1.9

1.22 (1.14–1.30)

30–39

1994

236,471

2.1 (2.1–2.1)

27,007

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

1.23 (1.14–1.33)

1996

247,213

2.9 (2.9–2.9)

30,077

3.4 (3.4–3.4)

1.16 (1.08–1.24)

1998

258,184

4.1 (4.1–4.1)

31,539

4.4 (4.4–4.4)

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

2000

272,355

5.3 (5.3–5.3)

+3.2

32,877

5.4 (5.4–5.4)

+2.8

1.02 (1.97–1.07)

40–49

1994

231,885

2.3 (2.3–2.3)

20,659

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

1.29 (1.19–1.40)

1996

237,976

3.3 (3.3–3.3)

21,733

4.1 (4.1–4.1)

1.26 (1.18–1.35)

1998

242,663

4.8 (4.8–4.8)

22,427

5.3 (5.3–5.3)

1.09 (1.03–1.16)

2000

252,498

5.9 (5.9–5.9)

+3.6

24,337

6.5 (6.5–6.5)

+3.5

1.10 (1.04–1.15)

50–59

1994

142,788

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

13,408

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

1.22 (1.09–1.37)

1996

165,560

2.9 (2.9–2.9)

15,923

3.5 (3.5–3.5)

1.18 (1.08–1.29)

1998

184,511

4.1 (4.1–4.1)

17,629

4.3 (4.3–4.3)

1.05 (0.98–1.13)

2000

202,207

5.1 (5.1–5.1)

+3.1

19,815

5.5 (5.5–5.5)

+3.1

1.09 (1.02–1.16)

60–66

1994

53,327

1.9 (1.9–1.9)

5,783

2.4 (2.4–2.4)

1.16 (0.99–1.36)

1996

54,043

2.6 (2.6–2.6)

5,825

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

1.03 (0.89–1.20)

1998

55,522

3.3 (3.3–3.3)

5,725

3.4 (3.4–3.4)

1.06 (0.93–1.21)

2000

58,656

3.7 (3.7–3.7)

+1.8

6,210

4.0 (4.0–4.0)

+1.5

1.38 (1.17–1.64)

Total

1994

922,684

1.8 (1.7–1.8)

94,890

2.3 (2.2–2.4)

1.29 (1.22–1.34)

1996

966,782

2.5 (2.5–2.5)

102,776

3.1 (3.0–3.2)

1.24 (1.20–1.29)

1998

1,014,628

3.6 (3.6–3.7)

109,058

4.0 (3.9–4.1)

1.10 (1.06–1.13)

2000

1,063,423

4.6 (4.6–4.7)

+2.8

116,813

5.0 (4.9–5.1)

+2.7

1.09 (106.–1.12)