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Table WRIGOR2W12 - 2008/09

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.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
England		763	478	442	514	1820	1680	1950
	North East	41	24	16	32	1950	1340	2570
	North West	78	47	36	58	1400	1080	1720
	Yorkshire and the Humber	89	53	40	65	2030	1570	2490
	East Midlands	56	32	23	41	1390	1020	1770
	West Midlands	75	46	35	57	1760	1340	2180
	East	124	76	62	89	2510	2060	2950
	London	60	51	38	65	1300	960	1640
	South East	150	92	77	108	2070	1730	2410
	South West	90	56	44	68	2050	1610	2500
Wales		30	19	12	26	1340	860	1820
Scotland		89	54	42	66	2010	1570	2460
Great Britain		882	551	513	589	1810	1690	1940

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Updated 16.11.09