Norway Yearbook - 2003

Health and social conditions
Number of cases on social assistance
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
1966 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995
2001
Source: Historical statistics and social statistics, Statistics Norway, More information: httpitwww.ssb.no/english/subjects/03/04130/
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National Insurance. Cases of sickness allowance terminated and sickness
allowance days per case terminated1
19992000 2001
Cases of sickness allowance terminated
Total 506 366 575 399 601 429
Employees entitled to sickness allowance as from the 17th day. . . . 434 929 500 539 526 384
Employers entitled to sickness allowance as from the 15th day . . . 20 327 20998 21 853
Employers entitled to sickness allowance as from the ist day 17 395 17 101 15 991
Others 33705 36761 37201
Sickness allowance days per case terminated
Total 51.4 51.6 52.1
Employees entitled to sickness allowance as from the 15th day. . 51.5 51.9 52.1
Employers entitled to sickness allowance as from the 15th day . . 76.2 75.7 76.8
Employers entitled to sickness allowance as from the ist day 35.4 36.1 37.5
Others2 42.5 41.0 42.0
Before 2000 the figures of cases of sickness allowance and sickness allowance days for government employees are excluded The figures for
1999 are therefore not directly comparable with figures for 2000 and 2001. 2including carer's benefit, training allowane and nursing allowance,
Source: National Insurance Administration More information: http:/Asww.trygdeetatenr'.
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