Survey Reveals Many Americans Don't Use Sick Days--Would Rather "Tough It Out"

Thursday, March 1, 2001

Survey Reveals Many Americans Don’t Use Sick Days—Would Rather “Tough It Out” (NAPS)—Employees are enti- tled to them each year, but many business professionals do not use them. Whythen are they called “sick days” if Americans continue to go to work whentheyare feverish, congested, achy—just plain feeling lousy? Each year, nine out of every 10 Americansare afflicted by a cold or the flu. And even though most people will be hit twice a season with cold or flu symptomslasting up to a week or more, a new sur- vey of men and womenbusiness Aleve Cold & Sinus, reports that more than 60 percent of them use professionals, commissioned by America’s workers seek cold relief that deals with symptomsfor the whole length of the work day. less than one quarter of their allotted sick days and 67 percent say they’d have to be on their ing for Bayer Consumer Care both requirements with onepill is deathbed to stay home when symptomspersist. Family. Career. Hobbies. With so many responsibilities, Americans don’t have time to slow down or give in when unpleasant cold and flu symptomsstrike. And despite having the benefit of sick days, most do not use them. With symptoms lasting up to a week or more, seven out of 10 polled say they will fight their symptoms and tough it out, relying largely on an over-thecounter cold or flu medication. Division, “the only one that meets new Aleve Cold & Sinus, the first nondrowsy, cold and sinus medication with the strength to relieve bothersome symptoms all day.” It combines two ingredients— naproxen sodium (220mg), a proven, long-lasting, non-prescription strength pain reliever found in Aleve, and an extended-release form of the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine HCl (120mg) — to provide up to 12 hoursof relief with a single dosing of one caplet. According to the survey, most men Nearly 50 million Americans wereaffected at the height of last their symptoms all day, while women demanda product that will this year, Americans will try different medications to get them want a product that will relieve relieve multiple cold symptoms. “Though men prefer a product that is long-lasting to keep going and women want multiple symptom relief, they both want to reach for one product that doesn’t quit before they do. With a lot of prod- ucts to choose from,” said Jay Kolpon, vice president of market- year’s cold and flu season. And so through the day and stay at work. When the symptomsbegin, reach for Aleve Cold & Sinusto relieve your pain and nasal congestion all day. For more information about new Aleve Cold & Sinus, visit www.aleve.com or call toll-free at 800-395-0689.

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