The bar chart compares the outcomes of three surveys on absent workers and the reasons for their absenteeism in a particularly European country in three years 2000, 2005, and 2010.
Overall, the number of workers who did not attend their workplace because of sickness and family responsibilities reduced, while the figure for stress, personal needs, and unexpected problems increased throughout the period. Additionally, illness was the most popular reason for absenteeism, whereas the stress was the least.
The percentage of workers who were absent due to sickness was 45% in 2000, followed by a decline of 10% in the next decade. This figure for stress was around 6%, wich saw a rise of nearly 7% in 2010. There was a growth of 5% in the percentage of employees who did not go to work owing to personal needs, increasing from 15% in 2000 to 20% in 2010.
Family responsibility was the second popular reason for absenteeism, accounting for nearly 30% in 2000. This figure, however, declined to 23% in 2015, remaining stable for the next five years. One-tenth of workers were absent because of unexpected problems in 2000, followed by a jump of 7% in 2015.