Contractual hours full-time equivalents (FTEs) in care services, performed by personnel in user-oriented occupations with upper secondary health education. Includes temporary staff, leaves of absence, and sick leave, but excludes overtime. Most FTEs are linked to municipal services, but the variable also includes FTEs from private enterprises providing care services to the public sector or the private market. The FTEs are associated with the 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, 3rd week of November.