Employee Absenteeism

High employee satisfaction is correlated with low employee absenteeism.

Employee satisfaction is both a qualitative and quantitative research question. Absenteeism is a measurable, quantitative and numerical data set; there is no grey area within it. It is a pattern of missing obligations and can be used to correlate numerical data. Employee satisfaction, on the other hand, is typically qualitative and then turned into quantitative data (productivity, morale, loyalty, satisfaction). This measurement is often rated on a scale (low number = low satisfaction, high number = high satisfaction, etc.).

There are a number of variables that would be significant in any study on the relationship between absenteeism and satisfaction. These would include age, gender, position (level within the hierarchy), demographics, salary, time at the company, educational level, and then, of course, the number of days absent (which could also be broken down to days per week, month, quarter, consecutive,...
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