Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableZABSENCE
Label% work days lost through employee sickness or absence
Question text Over the last twelve months what percentage of work days was lost through employee sickness or absence at this establishment?
Responses
-9 Refusal 3
-8 Don't Know 395
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE EXCLUDE AUTHORISED LEAVE OR ABSENCE, EMPLOYEES AWAY ON SECONDMENT OR COURSES OR DAYS LOST THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ACTION. ENTER EXACT FIGURE OR 'DON'T KNOW'. Range: 0.00..100.00
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study