WHYABSNT_CPS8
Description
WHYABSNT_CPS8 reports the reason for absence from work if the respondent was not at his/her job during the preceding week.
EMPSTAT_CPS8 reports the individual's employment status, including whether or not he/she is employed but absent from work. PAYIFABS_CPS8 reports whether or not the respondent was paid for his/her time off work.
WHYABSNT_CPS8 was collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. Reason for absence from work was also collected at the time of the ATUS interview. See WHYABSNT.
Universe
2003-2010: Employed CPS household members who were absent from work last week.
Quality flags
- QWHYABSNT_CPS8
- WHYABSNT_CPS8: 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 |
323 |
213 |
194 |
205 |
185 |
193 |
167 |
187 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
111 |
60 |
65 |
61 |
58 |
60 |
55 |
57 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
31 |
15 |
15 |
23 |
24 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
27 |
16 |
24 |
28 |
22 |
34 |
12 |
24 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
3 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
8 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
| 11 |
School/training |
11 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
44 |
40 |
38 |
26 |
35 |
40 |
40 |
42 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
20163 |
13609 |
12684 |
12585 |
11917 |
12369 |
12830 |
12919 |
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 |
655 |
449 |
385 |
405 |
357 |
373 |
313 |
357 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
219 |
141 |
132 |
121 |
107 |
109 |
97 |
113 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
72 |
35 |
31 |
36 |
34 |
26 |
26 |
30 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
59 |
29 |
34 |
56 |
48 |
52 |
37 |
43 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
3 |
-- |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
25 |
17 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
| 11 |
School/training |
27 |
13 |
14 |
23 |
18 |
20 |
13 |
18 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
126 |
77 |
84 |
63 |
72 |
70 |
91 |
87 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
57738 |
38642 |
36700 |
36427 |
33917 |
34952 |
35872 |
36831 |
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 |
498 |
332 |
309 |
343 |
341 |
297 |
288 |
291 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
200 |
129 |
119 |
124 |
124 |
118 |
112 |
119 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
3 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
58 |
30 |
32 |
34 |
51 |
31 |
18 |
31 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
53 |
38 |
43 |
50 |
44 |
52 |
30 |
41 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
-- |
3 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
17 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
| 11 |
School/training |
14 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
77 |
62 |
66 |
50 |
77 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
38016 |
26378 |
24375 |
24677 |
24623 |
24463 |
24348 |
24497 |
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 |
1028 |
699 |
631 |
704 |
670 |
603 |
567 |
578 |
| 5 |
Own illness/injury/medical problems |
380 |
281 |
237 |
245 |
234 |
216 |
214 |
206 |
| 6 |
Childcare problems |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| 7 |
Other family/personal obligation |
123 |
63 |
60 |
55 |
77 |
66 |
41 |
57 |
| 8 |
Maternity/paternity leave |
107 |
70 |
75 |
93 |
92 |
91 |
71 |
75 |
| 9 |
Labor dispute |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
| 10 |
Weather affected job |
49 |
37 |
28 |
20 |
25 |
21 |
24 |
36 |
| 11 |
School/training |
38 |
15 |
25 |
33 |
27 |
30 |
27 |
22 |
| 12 |
Civic/military duty |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 13 |
Does not work in the business |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Other family/personal obligation |
193 |
134 |
143 |
128 |
142 |
123 |
150 |
154 |
| 999 |
NIU (Not in universe) |
107195 |
73611 |
69569 |
71038 |
70262 |
69442 |
68853 |
70477 |