Fall in productivity, working at home
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Fall in productivity, working at home
Question text:
What is the main reason why you are getting less done these days than you did before the coronavirus pandemic?
Question universe:
IF sempderived = 1, 2, 3 // Ask if employed or self-employed
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 10440 | 87.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| I have had to provide childcare/home schooling and/or care for others while working | 1 | 312 | 2.61% |
| The equipment, software and/or internet connection I use limits what I can do | 2 | 75 | 0.63% |
| I have had to share space and equipment | 3 | 19 | 0.16% |
| I have had less work to do | 4 | 262 | 2.19% |
| I have been interrupted by noise made by others/distractions at home | 5 | 45 | 0.38% |
| Other reasons | 6 | 242 | 2.02% |
| Need to be at the workplace to do my job | 7 | 142 | 1.19% |
| Lack of motivation, hard to focus or concentrate at home | 8 | 309 | 2.58% |
| Ill health, tiredness | 9 | 52 | 0.43% |
| Lack of contact and interaction with work colleagues | 10 | 67 | 0.56% |
| Total | 11968 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 11757 | 91.31% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.02% |
| I have had to provide childcare/home schooling and/or care for others while working | 1 | 81 | 0.63% |
| The equipment, software and/or internet connection I use limits what I can do | 2 | 78 | 0.61% |
| I have had to share space and equipment | 3 | 22 | 0.17% |
| I have had less work to do | 4 | 203 | 1.58% |
| I have been interrupted by noise made by others/distractions at home | 5 | 60 | 0.47% |
| Other reasons | 6 | 246 | 1.91% |
| Need to be at the workplace to do my job | 7 | 90 | 0.7% |
| Lack of motivation, hard to focus or concentrate at home | 8 | 192 | 1.49% |
| Ill health, tiredness | 9 | 74 | 0.57% |
| Lack of contact and interaction with work colleagues | 10 | 69 | 0.54% |
| Total | 12876 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | -8 | 12851 | 90.99% |
| I have had to provide childcare/home schooling and/or care for others while working | 1 | 390 | 2.76% |
| The equipment, software and/or internet connection I use limits what I can do | 2 | 166 | 1.18% |
| I have had to share space and equipment | 3 | 32 | 0.23% |
| I have had less work to do | 4 | 371 | 2.63% |
| I have been interrupted by noise made by others | 5 | 65 | 0.46% |
| Other reasons | 6 | 248 | 1.76% |
| Total | 14123 | 100.0% |



