Table 2

Average annual reported incidence of occupational asthma per million people employed by region, 1996–99

Cases (n)Working populationIncidence rate (95% CI)
Alsace15975100053 (44 to 61)
Aquitaine176111500039 (33 to 45)
Auvergne15510000 7 (4 to 12)
Bourgogne14625000 4 (2 to 8)
Bretagne66112300015 (11 to 18)
Centre7797800020 (15 to 24)
Champagne–Ardennes3751900018 (12 to 25)
Franche Comté5744900032 (24 to 41)
Ile-de-France786484700041 (37 to 43)
Languedoc–Roussillon6377600020 (15 to 25)
Limousin8272000 7 (3 to 15)
Lorraine5588800015 (9 to 23)
Midi–Pyrénées4698600012 (8 to 16)
Nord–Pas-de-Calais411373000 7 (5 to 10)
Basse Normandie7654700035 (27 to 43)
Haute Normandie5468600020 (15 to 26)
Pays de la Loire78129100015 (12 to 19)
Picardie20717000 7 (4 to 11)
Poitou–Charentes2062100018 (13 to 24)
Provence Alpes–Côte d’Azur86158900013 (10 to 17)
Rhône–Alpes194230800024 (15 to 27)