The chart below shows the results of three surveys on absenteeism in a particular European country in the years 2000, 2005, and 2010

The chart below shows the results of three surveys on absenteeism in a particular European country in the years 2000, 2005, and 2010
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The bar chart compares changes in absenteeism percentage for five various reasons in a particular country in Europe in the three years 2000, 2005 and 2010, commencing in 2000.
Overall
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while
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there were downward trends in the proportion of respondents saying that they were absent from
work
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due to
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illness and family duties, the opposite was true for those who claimed stress, personal needs, and unexpected problems were their reasons.
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, the main reason for the absence from
work
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of participants was constantly being recorded as illness,
whereas
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stress was seen as the least popular one. In the first year, nearly 45% of individuals in the survey stated that they were absent from
work
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due to
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sickness. Despite witnessing a gradual decline,
this
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reason remained the most prevalent during the examined period, with exactly 35% being recorded in 2010. Family obligation mirrored a similar pattern, but to a lesser extent, starting at about 27%, followed by a slight decrease to just over 25% in 2005, before levelling off at the same level by 2010. Looking at the remaining causes of why people were not at
work
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, the percentage of respondents surveyed who attributed it to personal needs,
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as appointments and so on, was 14% in 2000, after which it had increased considerably to 23% by 2010. Stress, meanwhile, was seen a slower growth rate, standing at around 6%.
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, it rose significantly to roughly 12% in the final year, regardless of a small drop of 2% in 2005.
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, the figure for unexpected issues ( transport, weather and suchlike) climbed from approximately 8% in 2000 to a peak at nearly 15% after 5 years, before ending at about 13% in 2000.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "due to".
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words work with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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