Figure 60: Reasons for absence during scheduled shifts

This horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of reasons for poll workers' absence(s) during scheduled shifts. The breakdown is as follows:

• Physical illness/injury: 39 percent
• Conflict with regular job/school/other responsibility*: 22 percent
• Family emergency: 11 percent
• Was not called/asked to work*: 6 percent
• Shifts were too long*: 5 percent
• Found the job or training too complicated: 3 percent
• Transportation issues: 1 percent
• Other: 8 percent

*Response category created based on respondent feedback.