The given bar chart demonstrates the data of three records about reasons for being off work in one country in Europe in three different years.
Overall, illness and family responsibilities were among the main excuses for absence from work, whereas the percentage of stress remained at the bottom. Moreover, the percentage of absent workers for illness and family responsibilities reduced, while that of stress and unexpected problems went up.
Regarding the bar chart, it is evident that people taking leave due to illness and family took the highest places; however, its trend decreased gradually as the time went by. Specifically, in terms of illness, the percentage of absentees because of sickness in 2000 constituted the largest proportion of respondents, with roughly 45 percent. Thereafter, it dropped steadily by 5 percent every 5 years to around 40 percent in 2005 and 35 percent in 2010. Next, family responsibilities had significantly lower proportions in all three years. The apex of its column was recorded in 2000 since it peaked at approximately 28 percent before falling in 2005 and 2010, at 23 percent each. However, it still held the second place across the chart.
Looking closely at three reasons, personal needs and abrupt problems were slightly lower than the aforementioned figures. Particularly, personal needs began with the initial data at roughly 15 percent. Then, it saw a surge to over 20 percent before declining to nearly 20 percent. Regarding unexpected problems, it accounted for about 10 percent of total respondents in 2000. Steadily, that figure rose significantly to roughly 17 percent in 2005 and remained stable until the next 5 years. Additionally, the percentage of taking days off for stress witnessed a slight drop by 1 percent from about 6 percent in 2000 to 5 percent in 2005 before soaring to approximately 14 percent. Nevertheless, it still remained at the bottom of the whole chart.