Norway Yearbook - 2003

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Health and social conditions
Percentage of persons 16 years and over with long-term illness, injury or
handicap' in different age-groups. 1998
All16-24 years 25-44 years 45-66 years 67-79 years
All diseases 61 45 51 66 83
80- years
86
Nervous conditions 5 4 4 6 7
Diseases of nervous system 6 4 6 8 4
Diseasesofeyeandear lo 3 4 8 22
Cardiovasculardiseases 15 2 4 19 44
Diseases of respiratory system 18 22 19 16 18
Ulceretc 2 0 1 3 4
Other diseases of digestive system 3 1 2 4 7
Diseases of genito-urinary system 3 1 2 3 7
Diseasesoftheskin 8 8 8 9 7
Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system 26 10 17 34 43
Other diseases 13 4 9 14 27
Injuries 7 5 7 8 9
Numberof respondents 7125 1003 2801 2217 816
1Refers to long-standing disease, injury or handicap on the time of interview.
Source: Survey on living conditions concerning health, care and social relations, Statistics Norway.
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5
42
45
14
4
8
8
4
45
31
11
288
1 20 Percentage of persons with long-term disability, by sex and age. 2002
Source: Survey on living conditions concerning health, care and social relations, Statistics Norway.
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2 1
Percentage of persons in need of help or care. Among adults 67 years and over
I living at home. 2002
All
Males
16-24 25-44 45-66 67-79
Total
years years years years
Source: Survey on living conditions concerning health, care and social relations, Statistics Norway.
More information: http://wvw.sub.no/helseforhold en!
All
Females
Age
67-79 years 80- years
In need of help 29 18 53
In need of care 5 4 7
Males
In need of help 20 13 38
lnneedof care 3
Females
Inneedof help 36 22 61
In need of care 6 5 8
In need of help: Number of respondents 508 363 145
In need of care: Number of respondents 1 010 741 269
80-
years
Total
16-24 25-44 45-66 67-79
years years years years
.
Reduced mobility 7 4 4 7 15 29 12 3 6 9 24
Reduced capacityto lifticarry 3 4 3 3 4 11 9 3 4 8 15
Reduced eye sight 2 2 2 2 3 10 3 2 1 3 6
Reduced hearing 3 0 1 2 10 19 3 2 1 3 4
Number of persons in main sample. 1697 233 621 621 168 54 1 700 219 629 566 195
Number of persons in both main
sample and supplement sample. . . 3410 459 1 269 1 238 342 102 3417 445 1 262 1144 399
80-
years
53
38
10
10
91
167
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