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Table WRIGOR2W12 - 2007/08

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		849	496	461	530	1900	1770	2030
	North East	54	29	21	37	2430	1770	3100
	North West	105	61	49	73	1810	1460	2170
	Yorkshire and the Humber	91	50	40	61	1930	1530	2330
	East Midlands	82	46	35	57	1990	1540	2440
	West Midlands	73	43	33	53	1620	1240	1990
	East	101	58	47	70	1940	1560	2320
	London	85	64	50	78	1670	1310	2030
	South East	166	91	77	106	2070	1750	2390
	South West	92	52	41	63	1900	1510	2290
Wales		35	20	13	26	1370	920	1830
Scotland		79	47	37	58	1770	1370	2160
Great Britain		963	563	526	599	1860	1740	1980

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Updated 06.10.08