A Factorial Survey on Sickness Presenteeism

We present new data from a factorial survey experiment on sickness presenteeism, collected as a follow-up to the 2024 BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey - a representative survey of the German workforce. The factorial survey uses hypothetical scenarios to examine how employees decide between going to work, calling in sick, or working from home when experiencing illness. Scenarios systematically vary dimensions such as symptom severity, contagiousness, attendance pressure, and workload. Sub-experiments address performance pressure and period pain presenteeism. The dataset also includes measures on motivational drivers and workday adjustments, providing detailed, causal insights into sickness-related decision-making in contemporary work environments.

The complete article is published in the "Journal of Economics and Statistics" (2025).

Bibliographic information

Title:  A Factorial Survey on Sickness Presenteeism. 

Written by:  J. Gerich, N. Herdegen, A. Koch, M. Kroczek, P. Kugler, S.-C. Meyer, M. Perleberg, J. Späth

in: Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2025.  pages: 1-11, Project number: F 2561, PDF file, DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2025-0039

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Research Project

Project numberF 2561 StatusOngoing Project Sickness presenteeism – a negative side effect of digital work environments?

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Research ongoing