Table ULNGOR1 - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates (%) of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck, caused or made worse by work, by country and government office region within England, for people ever employed, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

2004/2005
2003/2004
2001/2002

Country	Government office region within England	Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 ever employed
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
England		753	339	315	364	0.93	0.86	0.99
	North East	66	28	21	35	1.5	1.1	1.8
	North West	79	39	30	48	0.78	0.60	0.95
	Yorkshire and the Humber	108	45	36	53	1.2	0.99	1.4
	East Midlands	58	26	19	32	0.81	0.60	1.0
	West Midlands	87	39	31	48	1.0	0.80	1.2
	East	78	35	27	43	0.85	0.66	1.0
	London	71	37	28	46	0.72	0.55	0.89
	South East	113	51	41	60	0.84	0.68	0.99
	South West	93	40	32	49	1.1	0.84	1.3
Wales		43	19	14	25	0.91	0.64	1.2
Scotland		71	30	23	37	0.78	0.60	0.97
Great Britain		867	389	363	415	0.91	0.85	0.97

Notes:

See section 2.7 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on prevalence estimates and rates.
The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.