The States Who Falsely Report Illness to Get Out of Work the Most
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
34% of US Employees admit to calling in sick when they're not actually sick. That’s according to BonusFinder.com, which surveyed 6,100 Americans to uncover the extent of dishonesty in the US.
Highlights from the survey:
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In first place, 45% of Missouri residents have called into work sick when they weren’t actually sick
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44% of people in Iowa have skipped work pretending to be sick
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In third place, 42% of South Dakota residents have called into work sick when they weren’t
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In last place is Alabama, where only 18% of people have called into work sick when they weren't.
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America’s top 10 states most likely to call in sick at work
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Rank |
State |
% of people who called in sick to work without actually being sick |
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1 |
Missouri |
45.4% |
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2 |
Iowa |
43.8% |
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3 |
South Dakota |
41.8% |
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4 |
Pennsylvania |
40.1% |
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=5 |
Connecticut |
40.0% |
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=5 |
Wyoming |
40.0% |
|
7 |
Idaho |
38.9% |
|
8 |
Tennessee |
38.6% |
|
9 |
Louisiana |
38.3% |
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10 |
Georgia |
37.4% |
BonusFinder.com can reveal that Missouri is home to some of the biggest workplace liars in the US, with 45% of residents admitting to calling out sick. Meanwhile, 44% of people from Iowa have ditched work with the excuse and 42% of South Dakota employees have done this.
In last place is Alabama, where only 18% of people have called into work sick when they weren't.
The full dataset of survey results is available to view here.
