Table 1 Descriptive statistics for 66 Polish sub-regions (average for 2005–2011)

Infant mortality [n/10⁵ live births]

568 (122)

565

517–616

402–766

Urban population [%]

59 (20.4)

54

46–70

23–100

Employment in industry and construction [%]

30 (8.9)

31

24–37

14–57

Employment in trade, repair, transportation and gastronomy [%]

16 (5.6)

15

13–18

7–33

Employment in finance and real estate [%]

3 (1.8)

3

2–3

1–12

Employment in other services [%]

27 (6.2)

26

22–31

16–42

Employment in agriculture [%]

24 (15.8)

22

12–32

1–59

Strenuous working conditions [n/10⁴ of working]

181 (143.6)

135

80–246

14–686

Chemical substances [n/10⁴ of working]

24 (34.9)

15

9–26

2–267

Fibrosis, including industrial dusts [n/10⁴ of working]

55 (128.5)

9

5–28

0–739

Noise [n/10⁴ of working]

224 (133.6)

215

120–277

41–767

Vibrations [n/10⁴ of working]

19 (23.9)

13

8–22

2–183

Hot microclimates [n/10⁴ of working]

20 (39.3)

9

4–18

1–291

Cold microclimates [n/10⁴ of working]

18 (18.4)

13

4–21

2–112

Mechanical factors [n/10⁴ of working]

88 (55.6)

72

48–110

21–256

Total particle pollution [tonnes/km²]

1 (1.4)

0

0–1

0–9

Sulfur dioxide [tonnes/km²]

6 (10.9)

1

0–4

0–46

Nitrogen oxides [tonnes/km²]

3 (5.4)

1

0–2

0–23

Industrial waste [tonnes/km²]

1,200 (2,813.6)

129

59–757

11–16,507

Untreated wastewater [dam³/km²]

1 (4.9)

0

0

0–39

Gross enrollment rate in tertiary education level [%]

4 (5.9)

2

1–5

0–24

Industrial production sold [PLN per inhabitant]

20,439 (12,976)

16,081

11,996–23,711

4,178–67,317

Average salary [PLN per inhabitant]

2,757 (387)

2,655

2,482–2,860

2,328–4,320

Gross domestic product [PLN per inhabitant]

30,214 (12,871)

26,148

22,777–31,945

18,377–98,691