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Table 3: Bankruptcies in 2006 by region and age group
	Age group( 1)
Region( 2)	Unknown age	<=24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Unknown area	262	164	636	802	475	252	68
East Midlands	332	326	1,186	1,306	840	477	130
East of England	306	488	1,774	2,064	1,349	775	262
London	472	214	1,448	2,204	1,427	725	281
North East	310	234	739	801	539	275	115
North West	575	379	1,572	1,951	1,261	798	305
South East	665	598	2,436	2,820	1,753	1,005	345
South West	317	633	2,229	2,353	1,398	863	260
Wales	210	196	695	781	507	294	110
West Midlands	425	379	1,448	1,699	1,015	608	196
Yorkshire and the Humber	426	395	1,376	1,751	1,080	590	190
(1) Where the bankrupt has provided a valid date of birth (increasing from 92.3 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 93.4 per cent. in 2008). (2 )Where the bankrupt has provided a valid postcode (increasing from 94.5 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 96.9 per cent. in 2008).

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Table 4: Bankruptcies in 2007 by region and age group
	Age group( 1)
Region( 2)	Unknown age	<=24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Unknown area	240	114	548	700	448	220	66
East Midlands	351	271	1,253	1,540	1,023	561	204
East of England	292	361	1,768	2,198	1,435	811	279
London	409	170	1,391	2,069	1,478	800	311
North East	382	191	844	923	619	350	125
North West	678	328	1,565	2,191	1,467	890	337
South East	668	419	2,333	2,909	1,896	1,042	377
South West	356	458	2,063	2,310	1,443	827	287
Wales	280	149	699	890	505	344	104
West Midlands	482	314	1,551	1,738	1,093	581	197
Yorkshire and the Humber	382	312	1,481	1,793	1,121	645	217
(1) Where the bankrupt has provided a valid date of birth (increasing from 92.3 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 93.4 per cent. in 2008). (2 )Where the bankrupt has provided a valid postcode (increasing from 94.5 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 96.9 per cent. in 2008).

Table 5: Bankruptcies in 2008 by region and age group
	Age group( 1)
Region( 2)	Unknown age	<=24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Unknown area	197	110	526	672	438	243	67
East Midlands	402	272	1,456	1,779	1,100	581	220
East of England	266	331	1,867	2,331	1,468	805	278
London	424	128	1,292	2,033	1,562	761	297
North East	414	226	910	1,104	724	350	125
North West	686	311	1,829	2,351	1,718	915	322
South East	638	369	2,146	2,762	2,038	1,019	355
South West	407	394	1,974	2,448	1,594	895	325
Wales	211	156	819	978	656	364	140
West Midlands	513	297	1,498	1,889	1,196	631	209
Yorkshire and the Humber	309	331	1,623	2,019	1,422	692	257
(1) Where the bankrupt has provided a valid date of birth (increasing from 92.3 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 93.4 per cent. in 2008). (2 )Where the bankrupt has provided a valid postcode (increasing from 94.5 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 96.9 per cent. in 2008).

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