Table MSDGOR2W12 - 2001/02

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by country and government office region within England, for people working in the last 12 months.

Country	Government office region within England	Sample cases	Estimated Incidence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			Central	95% C.I.		Central	95% C.I.
			Central	lower	upper	Central	lower	upper
England		409	194	175	213	780	710	860
	North East	17	*	*	*	*	*	*
	North West	35	17	12	23	540	360	730
	Yorkshire and the Humber	52	23	17	29	950	700	1210
	East Midlands	33	15	10	20	710	470	950
	West Midlands	37	18	12	24	690	470	910
	East	52	24	17	30	830	610	1060
	London	54	30	22	38	820	600	1040
	South East	74	35	27	43	820	630	1010
	South West	55	25	18	32	1000	730	1260
Wales		11	*	*	*	*	*	*
Scotland		34	15	10	20	600	400	800
Great Britain		454	214	194	234	750	680	820

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

Definitions and data reliability

See Tables 4F and 4G in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for tests of statistical significance.

The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.