Absence from work

Overview
Acronym
BS
Type of information
Administrative data
URL of the data source
Absence from work data at Health Data Portal
Description

Data on absence from work are an important source of information on the health status of the active population. The purpose of the collection is to monitor and analyze the causes and other characteristics of temporary absence from work.

Governance and legal framework

Health Care Databases Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 65/00 and 47/15), National Statistcs Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, nos. 45/95 and 9/2001), Regulation (Ec) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work

Funding

State Budget

Free keywords
absence from work
active population
Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries;
Health systems » Health resources and activities
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
Specific groups
Age range
From 15 years to 65 years
Sex
Both
Data Collection Period
Language(s)
Slovenian
Updating Periodicity
Annually
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access - URL
https://www.nijz.si/statisticna-pisarna
Terms of data access

Open data are available at https://podatki.nijz.si/ where the data in aggregated format could be found and select for different needs. 

Access to microdata for research and analytical purposes (for registered researchers, researchers in public administration and registered research institutions) is also provided.

Application form for the anonymised microdata is available at the web page: https://www.nijz.si/statisticna-pisarna

Researchers shall send the completed application for obtaining microdata by e-mail to statisticna.pisarna@nijz.si, or by post to NIJZ. Requests are then handled by internal Committee for Data Protection. If the application is approved, the agreement on data transmission is signed by researcher and NIJZ. Usually, data could be obtained at safe centre at NIJZ premises in Ljubljana, and/or on CD/USB (for the data on small sample).

Linkage possible
Yes
Data Owner(s)
Nacionalni Inštitut za Javno Zdravje (NIJZ)
Contact name
Metka Zaletel
Contact e-mail
Podatkovni.portal@nijz.si
Contact info (address)

NIJZ, Trubarjeva 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Updated on 28 April 2022