Distribution of the duration of absence for members of the study cohort, excluding those with recurrence (n=2810).

Duration of absence (days)	All subjects		Subjects with whiplash only		Subjects with whiplash and other injuries
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
7 and -	621	22.1	383	24.7	238	18.9
8 - 14	227	8.1	126	8.1	101	8.0
15 - 28	482	17.2	234	15.1	248	19.7
29 - 42	261	9.3	135	8.7	126	10.0
43 - 56	161	5.7	88	5.7	73	5.8
57 - 84	222	7.9	136	8.8	86	6.8
85 - 112	187	6.7	102	6.6	85	6.8
113 - 140	133	4.7	79	5.1	54	4.3
141 - 365	435	15.5	238	15.3	197	15.6
365 - 1095	67	2.4	27	1.7	40	3.2
1096 - 1825	9	0.3	2	0.1	7	0.6
+ than 5 years	5	0.2	1	0.1	4	0.3
Total	2810	100.0	1551	100.0	1259	100.0