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. 2018 Aug 3;18:967. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5877-8

Table 1.

Socio-economic parameters for research site, North West and Great Britain

Category Research site North West Great Britain
Long term health problem or disability (2011)
Day to day activities:
 Limited a lot 11% 10% 8.3%
 Limited a little 9.7% 10% 9.3%
 Not limited 79.3% 80% 82.4%
Life Expectancy at birth (2007–2009)
 Males (years) 74.7 76.6 78.3
 Females (years) 79.6 80.8 82.3
Incapacity benefits (2010) 11% 9% 7%
Employment
 Unemployment rate (2017/18) 4.6% 4.4% 4.3%
All people of working age claiming a key benefit (2016) 14.6% 13.2% 11%

Data taken from Official Labour Market Statistics, www.nomisweb.co.uk, accessed 30/7/18