Health and employment of a female population in an urban area.

The authors discuss the results of a survey of women aged 25 to 50 living in a university town in southern France (Montpellier). Morbidity of these women (reported health problems, consultation with health care professionals etc) was analysed as a function of whether or not they were employed out of the home. Overall, differences were minimal; after correction for demographic factors, the only significant difference was more frequent reports of fatigue, overwork or nervousness in the employed women.

[Digestive diseases morbidity and need for medical care requirements. Prevalence study of declared symptoms and demand for medical care in a French "department" (author's transl)].

A survey on digestive morbidity and demand for medical care in a pilot area concerned 3504 persons, eighteen years old and over; 69.3 p. 100 of them reported that they had been affected by one or several digestive symptoms during the previous year.