Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableQ82
LabelQ82 - Over the past 12 months how many days in total were you absent from work due to sick leave or health-related leave?
Question text Over the past 12 months how many days in total were you absent from work due to sick leave or health-related leave? [IF Q17=00: Since you started your main paid job, how many days in total have you been absent from work due to sick leave or health-related leave?]
Responses
888 DK (spontaneous) 4636
999 Refusal (spontaneous) 936
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: All residents of the countries mentioned above aged 15 or older (16 or older in Bulgaria, Norway, Spain and the UK) and in employment at the time of the survey. People were considered to be in employment if they had worked for pay or profit for at least an hour in the week preceding the interview (ILO definition).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Sixth survey in the EWCS series.