3 Person has taken a few hours off (without the need to take holidays)
4 Person has taken half a day, one or more days off
5 Person has reduced her/his credit hours balance or has taken a few hours off and has also taken half a day, one or more days off (on different days of the week)
6 Person wanted to take credit hours but could not do so (and has not taken holidays)
7 Person wanted to take a few hours, half a day, one or more days off but could not do so
8 Other (hours actually worked is more than contractual, lay-off etc.)
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
0 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
1 European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
2 Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
3 Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
4 Euro area - 13 countries (2007)
5 Belgium
6 Bulgaria
7 Czechia
8 Denmark
9 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
Average usual working hours of employees, by possibility to work variable hours in the reference week, sex and age
methods, notes and classification
Methods 
Variables