Table 1

Population at risk (person years), estimated by the diagonal method for the period 1978–1998, by age group, sex and zone in Nord Cotentin

Age (y)		Sex		Distance from the plant
Age (y)		Sex		0 to 10 km	10 to 20 km	20 to 35 km	Total (0 to 35 km)
0 to 4	Male	8 333	76 883	47 206	132 422
	Female	7 926	73 854	45 451	127 231
	Total	16 259	150 737	92 657	259 653
5 to 9	Male	8 899	73 016	51 303	133 218
	Female	8 618	70 600	49 550	128 768
	Total	17 517	143 616	100 853	261 986
10 to 14	Male	8 654	69 513	53 936	132 103
	Female	8 312	67 407	52 317	128 036
	Total	16 966	136 920	106 253	260 139
15 to 19	Male	7 833	68 230	53 367	129 430
	Female	7 186	66 927	50 374	124 487
	Total	15 019	135 157	103 741	253 917
20 to 24	Male	7 143	72 205	49 533	128 881
	Female	6 521	70 247	46 222	122 990
	Total	13 664	142 452	95 755	251 871
Total 0 to 24	Male	40 862	359 847	255 345	656 054
	Female	38 563	349 035	243 914	631 512
	Total	79 425	708 882	499 259	1 287 566