Reasons why Swedes chose to work despite being sick 2017

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
This statistic shows the results of a survey displaying the reasons why Swedes chose to work despite being sick in 2017. During the survey period, 34 percent of Swedish respondents answered that they worked last year despite being sick because it is too costly to stay home.

Why did you choose to work despite being sick?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
I was not sufficiently sick 35%
It is too costly to stay home 34%
There is no one who can stand in for me at work 34%
I am usually not sick 24%
It is sad to be home 8%
Another reason 11%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents35%35%34%34%34%34%24%24%8%8%11%11%I was not sufficiently sickIt is too costly to stay homeThere is no one who can stand infor me at workI am usually not sickIt is sad to be homeAnother reason
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Release date

February 2017

Region

Sweden

Survey time period

January 2017

Number of respondents

1,173 respondents

Special properties

respondents have worked despite being sick last year

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vad är anledningen till att du jobbar fast du är sjuk?"

Multiple answers were possible.

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