The chart gives information about the results of three surveys about different reasons why people did not go to work in a country from Europe in 200,2005 and 2010.
In general, illness was the main reason for work absence, while stress was the least biased factor. Personal needs and unexpected problems witnessed a significant rise, meanwhile family responsibilities percentage dropped.
According to the chart, the percentage of people who picked illness as the reason for not going to work in 2000 was approximately 45 percent. The illness rate experienced a remarkable fall by 15 percent in 2010. The stress rate fluctuated between 7 percent and 13 percent over the period shown. The percentage of unexpected problems such as transport or weather was nearly 10 percent in 2000. The figure rose to approximately 15 percent in 2005. However, there was a slight fall to 13 percent in 2010.
The percentage of personal needs was 13 percent in 2000. The figure saw a sharp rise to 22 percent in 2010. Family responsibilities had the second highest percentage out of the 5 reasons, which was 27 percent in 2000. Finally, the figure decreased to 25 percent in 2005 and remained stable in 2010.