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Sick States: The States Who Falsely Report Illness to Get Out of Work the Most

Staff Report

Tuesday, May 30th, 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. 

This press release is part of a wider study, please see it here: https://www.bonusfinder.com/about-us/blog/dishonest-us-states 

Highlights from the survey:

  • In first place, 45% of Missouri residents have called into work sick when they weren’t actually sick

  • 44% of people in Iowa have skipped work pretending to be sick

  • In third place, 42% of South Dakota residents have called into work sick when they weren’t

  • 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 workthere

Rank

State

% of people who called in sick to work without actually being sick

1

Missouri

45.4%

2

Iowa

43.8%

3

South Dakota

41.8%

4

Pennsylvania

40.1%

=5

Connecticut

40.0%

=5

Wyoming

40.0%

7

Idaho

38.9%

8

Tennessee

38.6%

9

Louisiana

38.3%

10

Georgia

37.4%

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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.