WHYABSNT
Description
WHYABSNT reports the reason for absence from work if the respondent was not at his/her job during the preceding week.
EMPSTAT reports the individual's employment status, including whether or not he/she is employed but absent from work.
WHYABSNT was collected at the time of the ATUS interview. Reason for absence from work was also collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. See WHYABSNT_CPS8.
Universe
2003-2010: Employed ATUS respondents who were absent from work the preceding week.
Quality flags
- QWHYABSNT
- WHYABSNT: allocation flag
Codes/Frequencies
Respondents
| Code |
Description |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| 1 |
On layoff (temporary or indefinite) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
Slack work/business conditions |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Waiting for a new job to begin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 4 |
Vacation/personal days |
272 |
195 |
179 |
197 |
167 |
180 |
176 |
193 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
132 |
92 |
71 |
69 |
63 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
26 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
36 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
17 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
6 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
| 11 |
School/training |
18 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
95 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
67 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
20132 |
13580 |
12678 |
12573 |
11922 |
12352 |
12785 |
12894 |
Respondents and Household Members
| Code |
Description |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| 1 |
On layoff (temporary or indefinite) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
Slack work/business conditions |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Waiting for a new job to begin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 4 |
Vacation/personal days |
272 |
195 |
179 |
197 |
167 |
180 |
176 |
193 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
132 |
92 |
71 |
69 |
63 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
26 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
36 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
17 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
6 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
| 11 |
School/training |
18 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
95 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
67 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
58341 |
39019 |
37042 |
36777 |
34240 |
35246 |
36120 |
37134 |
Respondents and Non-respondents
| Code |
Description |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| 1 |
On layoff (temporary or indefinite) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
Slack work/business conditions |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Waiting for a new job to begin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 4 |
Vacation/personal days |
272 |
195 |
179 |
197 |
167 |
180 |
176 |
193 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
132 |
92 |
71 |
69 |
63 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
26 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
36 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
17 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
6 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
| 11 |
School/training |
18 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
95 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
67 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
38350 |
26611 |
24617 |
24933 |
24958 |
24690 |
24549 |
24719 |
Respondents and Non-respondents plus Household Members
| Code |
Description |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| 1 |
On layoff (temporary or indefinite) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
Slack work/business conditions |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Waiting for a new job to begin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 4 |
Vacation/personal days |
272 |
195 |
179 |
197 |
167 |
180 |
176 |
193 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
132 |
92 |
71 |
69 |
63 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
26 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
36 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
17 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
6 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
| 11 |
School/training |
18 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
95 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
67 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
108542 |
74535 |
70418 |
71959 |
71214 |
70232 |
69608 |
71247 |