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According to the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, lost productive time due to back pain is higher in younger men; almost 3% of men in the 18-39 age range report 2 or more hours of lost productive time due to back pain, compared to approximately 2% or less in men 45 and older. Less than 1.5% of women in all age groups report 2 hours or more of lost productive time due to back pain.(p. 2449-50)
Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., Morganstein, D., & Lipton, R. (2003). Lost productive time and cost due to common pain conditions in the US workforce. JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(18), 2443-2457
This study is based on data reporting "lost productive time during a 2 week period from a cross-sectional study using survey data from the American Productivity Audit of a random sample of 28902 working adults in the US between August 1, 2001 and July 30, 2002."
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