Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Reason for absence from work of person, category

Reason for absence from work refers to the main reason why a person worked less than his or her usual hours, or worked zero hours, in a reference week, or who had an extended work absence.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

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