Public Use Data for 2018 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Surveys

Release Date: 2020
Time Period of Data Collection:
  • Employee Survey: March 6, 2018, through February 24, 2019
  • Worksite Survey: March 6, 2018, through February 19, 2019
Brief Description: Survey data files from the 2018 employee and worksite FMLA surveys.
Geographic Coverage: National
Study Populations: Adult Workers
Unit(s) of Observation: Individuals; Firms
Topics: Worker Leave
Research method: Survey
DOL Partner Agency: Wage and Hour Division
Sampling Method:
  • Employee Survey: dual frame random-digit dial (RDD) design with a web panel the Ipsos KnowledgePanel.
  • Worksite Survey: the Dun & Bradstreet Dun’s Market Identifiers (DMI) file served as the sampling frame, the sampling frame was stratified by the cross-classification of size (number of employees) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) grouping and by other frame variables, drawing larger establishments with higher probabilities.

 

Download Full Summary of Public Use Dataset

Public use datasets conform to federal policy guidelines and are checked for disclosure risk prior to release. Public-use datasets, along with data documentation, such as codebooks, can be downloaded directly from the Data Hub.