Numerator: Contractual hours full-time equivalents (FTEs) in care services, performed by personnel in user-oriented occupations with health education (upper secondary or tertiary level). Includes temporary staff, leaves of absence, and sick leave, but excludes overtime work. Most FTEs are linked to municipal services, but the variable also includes FTEs from private providers delivering care services to the public sector or the private market. The FTEs are linked to the following KOSTRA accounting functions: "234 Activation of elderly and disabled", "253 Nursing and care services in institutions, "257 Home services – personnel base linked to housing communities/co-located care homes", and "258 Home services – ambulatory services and more”. Data source: a-ordningen, collected in the third week of November. Denominator: Contractual hours full-time equivalents (FTEs) in care services, performed by personnel in user-oriented occupations. Includes temporary staff, leaves of absence, and sick leave, but excludes overtime work. Most FTEs are linked to municipal services, but the variable also includes FTEs from private providers delivering care services to the public sector or the private market. Data source: a-ordningen, 3rd week of November.