The chart below shows the results of three surveys on absenteeism in a particular European country in the years of 2000, 2005 and 2010. The results show the reasons people gave for not going to work.

The bar graph illustrates the survey

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on the causes of absenteeism at work in a specific European country from 2000 to 2010.

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it is clear that

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despite its declining trend, illness remained the highest compared to other categories, which either showed fluctuations or growth. In the first half of the period, both the person needs and unexpected problems categories showed similar increasing trends by around 7.

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, the former continued to grow and reached its peak,

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the latter faced a slight decline in 2010.

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, the illness category faced a gradual decrease throughout the observed period.

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family responsibilities illustrated a similar declining trend from 2000 to 2005, it

then

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remained stable at 25 until 2010.

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, the person needs category experienced a significant rise

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almost twofold between 2000 and 2010.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

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