Det kan også konstateres, at i hvert undersøgelsesår har kun en meget lille del af de adspurgte — ca. 1% for EF som helhed — haft færre arbejdstimer end det normale i referenceugen på grund af økonomiske årsager.
It is also the case that in every survey year only a very small proportion of respondents — around 1% for the Community as a whole — worked fewer hours than usual during the reference week because of economic reasons.