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Table STRGOR1W12 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety 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 prevalence (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		647	376	346	406	1440	1320	1550
	North East	39	22	15	29	1810	1240	2390
	North West	86	49	38	59	1450	1140	1760
	Yorkshire and the Humber	63	34	25	42	1290	960	1620
	East Midlands	57	32	23	41	1380	1000	1760
	West Midlands	61	36	26	45	1340	1000	1680
	East	77	44	34	54	1470	1130	1800
	London	70	53	40	67	1400	1050	1750
	South East	118	64	52	75	1440	1180	1710
	South West	76	42	33	52	1540	1190	1890
Wales		35	19	13	26	1350	910	1790
Scotland		81	47	37	58	1760	1370	2160
Great Britain		763	442	410	475	1460	1350	1570

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