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Variable Label: Reason absent from work last week


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What was the reason you were absent from work last week?

1 ON LAYOFF (TEMPORARY OR INDEFINITE)

2 SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS

3 WAITING FOR A NEW JOB TO BEGIN

4 VACATION/PERSONAL DAYS

5 OWN ILLNESS/INJURY/MEDICAL PROBLEMS

6 CHILD CARE PROBLEMS

7 OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS

8 MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE

9 LABOR DISPUTE

10 WEATHER AFFECTED JOB

11 SCHOOL TRAINING

12 CIVIC/MILITARY DUTY

13 DOES NOT WORK IN THE BUSINESS

14 OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1ON LAYOFF (TEMPORARY OR INDEFINITE)100.71%00.00%
2SLACK WORK/BUSINESS CONDITIONS201.43%00.01%
3WAITING FOR A NEW JOB TO BEGIN503.57%00.02%
4VACATION/PERSONAL DAYS3525.00%00.17%
5OWN ILLNESS/INJURY/MEDICAL PROBLEMS4532.14%00.22%
6CHILD CARE PROBLEMS100.71%00.00%
7OTHER FAMILY/PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS604.29%00.03%
8MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE1309.29%00.06%
11SCHOOL TRAINING302.14%00.01%
13DOES NOT WORK IN THE BUSINESS302.14%00.01%
14OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)2618.57%00.13%
.Missing19873-99.30%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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