Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableQ84a
LabelQ84a - Over the past 12 months did you work when you were sick?
Question text Over the past 12 months did you work when you were sick? [IF Q17=00: Since you started your main paid job, have you worked when you were sick?]
Responses
1 Yes 16229
2 No 22011
7 I was not sick (spontaneous) 5175
8 DK/no opinion (spontaneous) 303
9 Refusal (spontaneous) 132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSINGLE CODE ONLY
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.