Geographic region and industry group | 1980 rate per 100 000 worker-years* | Annual % change 1980–96* | 95% CI† |
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*Estimated from the Poisson regression model log(rate) = β0+β1(year); 1980 rate = 100,000[exp(β0)]; annual percent change = 100[exp(β1)−1]. | |||
†95% CI for annual % change. | |||
United States | |||
All industries | 5.11 | −3.73 | −3.88 to −3.58 |
Shrinking | 8.37 | −2.65 | −2.88 to −2.42 |
Stable or growing | 3.84 | −3.43 | −3.62 to −3.24 |
Northeast | |||
All industries | 2.42 | −2.03 | −2.47 to −1.59 |
Shrinking | 3.28 | −0.20 | −1.02 to 0.63 |
Stable or growing | 2.10 | −2.01 | −2.55 to −1.47 |
South | |||
All industries | 6.95 | −4.28 | −4.50 to −4.05 |
Shrinking | 10.64 | −3.47 | −3.81 to −3.13 |
Stable or growing | 5.27 | −4.02 | −4.32 to −3.72 |
Midwest | |||
All industries | 4.52 | −2.83 | −3.13 to −2.52 |
Shrinking | 6.73 | −1.63 | −2.11 to −1.14 |
Stable or growing | 3.51 | −2.66 | −3.06 to −2.26 |
West | |||
All industries | 5.86 | −4.89 | −5.20 to −4.57 |
Shrinking | 10.90 | −4.61 | −5.11 to −4.10 |
Growing or stable | 4.29 | −4.33 | −4.74 to −3.92 |