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Table WRIGOR2W12 - 2001/02

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported illness 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.
lower upper lower upper
England   1192 560 528 593 2270 2140 2400
North East 53 23 17 30 2020 1460 2580
North West 128 65 53 77 2030 1680 2390
Yorkshire and the Humber 131 57 47 67 2370 1960 2790
East Midlands 88 39 31 47 1840 1450 2220
West Midlands 125 59 48 69 2280 1880 2680
East 146 65 54 77 2300 1920 2680
London 154 85 71 99 2350 1970 2730
South East 226 103 89 117 2420 2100 2740
South West 141 64 53 75 2510 2090 2940
Wales   57 26 19 33 2000 1480 2520
Scotland   86 37 29 45 1490 1180 1810
Great Britain   1335 624 589 658 2190 2070 2310

Notes:

See Tables 3E and 3F 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.