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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the number of days lost from work as the result of chronic pain in each of the last 10 years. [197611] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl to Mrs. Iris Robinson, dated 15 November 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of working days lost because of chronic pain. I am replying in his absence. (197611) The Labour Force Survey (LFS) gives estimates of the number of working days lost due to sickness or injury during the reference week. However, the LFS does not collect information about the types of illnesses or injuries which cause sickness absence. Therefore, information about the number of working days lost because of chronic pain is not available. The attached table gives estimates of the total number of working days lost due to sickness or injury in the United Kingdom for the twelve-month periods ending in August each year from 2002 to 2004. This information is not available for previous years due to a change in the LFS questions on sickness absence. Number of working days lost due to sickness or injury United Kingdom 12 months ending in August each year from 2002 to 2004 thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2002 111,741 2003 103,743 2004 104,801 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

197611; 426 c948W;426 c952W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Pain Sick leave

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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