Labour Force Survey: Mental Health

(asked on 5th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what steps the ONS takes taken to help participants in the Labour Force Survey distinguish between (a) normal and (b) medical levels of (i) bad nerves and (ii) anxiety.


Answered by
John Glen Portrait
John Glen
Shadow Paymaster General
This question was answered on 15th January 2024

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 5th January is attached.

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