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. 2014 Jan;104(1):165–170. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301051

TABLE 2—

Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis (CWP) Category 1+ Prevalence for Miners With ≥ 20 Years Tenure: United States, 2005–2009

CWP Prevalence (%)
Overall Without Enhanced Program Data Enhanced Program Alone
High-rank 13.3 17.6 11.5
Northern Appalachia 2.6 4.1 1.8
Southern Appalachia 14.2 25.0 11.4
Midwest 1.9 1.9 2.0
West 2.9 4.8 1.5