The bar graph gives information on why people did not go to work in Europe in 2005, 2005 and 2010. It is clear that the percentage of illness people who was the absent accounted for by far the highest, while the figure for stress was the lowest generally. Overall, the proportion of employees who didn’t go to work due to stress, personal needs and unexpected problems experienced a growth, while the figures for illness and family responsibilities was on the decline.
Looking at the graph in more detail, in 2000, 5% of absents didn’t go to work owing to illness, but in following decade it decreased by 5% each 5 years. In comparison, in the first year, the figure for family responsibilities stood at about 29%, although declined to 23% from 2005 to 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of people who was absence because of personal needs started at 15% in the year 2000, while in 2005 and 2010, it made up 21% and 20%, respectively.
By contrast, the proportion of people with stress consisted of around 10% between 2000 and 2005, compared to in 2010, which rose to approximately 13%. In addition, in 2005 the share of absents with unexpected problems accounted for 10%, but it increased to about 17% and remained until 2010.