Workplace Attendance and Absenteeism

NCHS Data Query System Topics

At a glance

  • The National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System features estimates about missed workdays because of illness, injury or disability.
  • These estimates are based on data from the National Health Interview Survey.
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Six or more workdays missed due to illness, injury, or disability

A missed workday is any full day of work missed because of a disability or because a person is sick or injured.

Six or more workdays missed due to illness, injury, or disability

Get statistics from the NCHS Data Query System.

Sources

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides DQS with data about this topic from household interviews.

Preliminary Data

DQS includes final data from NHIS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NHIS Early Release Program.