[Experiences of the long-term unemployed with health care services. A survey from Lillesand]

This study from 1993-94 describes how a selected population of 229 long-term unemployed who were fit for work used the services provided by public sources of help and how they evaluated these services. The results showed that the longterm unemployed who were seeking work, and were fit for work, did not seek medical attention any more often than is customary among the general population. More of the unemployed saw family and friends as their main source of support rather than the health and social services. The findings may indicate that the main reason for increased use of services among the unemployed is not the unemployment it self but the need to clarify welfare rights.