Table 3

Weekly distribution of cases of sickness absence episodes due to influenza and influenza-related illness, November 2009 in Catalonia (pandemic period)

Economic activityWeek
44 (2009)45 (2009)46 (2009)47 (2009)48 (2009)
Commercial/vehicle repair
 n810119215201146681
 EEI14.2119.8724.1316.378.96
 95% CI(11.38 to 18.07)(9.47 to 41.70)(10.69 to 55.33)(8.19 to 33.22)(7.60 to 10.56)
Construction
 n326472641503288
 EEI16.3012.4215.6311.986.13
 95% CI(11.53 to 24.24)(6.67 to 23.74)(8.22 to 30.46)(5.98 to 24.57)(2.91 to 13.16)
Finance, real estate and services
 n64810501348955519
 EEI13.7916.9420.4211.796.25
 95% CI(11.78 to 16.48)(11.58 to 25.16)(14.31 to 29.61)(5.35 to 25.97)(4.15 to 9.42)
Government
 n264488569411259
 EEI11.0016.2711.859.794.54
 95% CI(3.86 to 31.32)(10.74 to 25.48)(6.62 to 21.24)(8.88 to 10.78)(3.56 to 5.90)
Health, education and other social activities
 n1224182824271682930
 EEI76.50114.2589.8948.0622.68
 95% CI(53.86 to 108.67)(95.51 to 136.67)(53.72 to 150.42)(36.65 to 64.85)(20.34 to 25.92)
Hotel and restaurant businesses
 n178292358260144
 EEI16.1824.3319.8926.009.00
 95% CI(13.97 to 18.74)(18.80 to 31.49)(14.37 to 27.53)(11.22 to 60.25)(5.77 to 14.95)
Manufacturing industry and energy production
 n716111014301084683
 EEI14.6114.4214.7410.236.70
 95% CI(10.11 to 21.56)(8.25 to 25.52)(5.42 to 40.13)(3.68 to 28.40)(3.38 to 13.26)
Agriculture, mining, fishing
 n1846575329
 EEI9.009.2022.8011.784.46
 95% CI(5.67 to 14.28)(4.92 to 17.19)(12.36 to 42.05)(2.47 to 56.23)(2.93 to 6.80)
Transportation/communication
 n389474666454279
 EEI21.6129.6330.2718.1611.16
 95% CI(19.57 to 23.87)(19.38 to 48.25)(11.74 to 81.71)(5.63 to 61.00)(5.68 to 21.93)
  • Endemic-epidemic indices (EEI) and corresponding 95% CIs during the epidemic and pandemic periods are shown.