TABLE 1—
Number, Percentage, and Rate of All Injury Episodes and Work-Related Injury Episodes Among the Working-Age Population (Aged 18–64 years), by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: National Health Interview Survey, 1997–1999
| All Injuries Annually | Work-Related Injuries Annually | |||
| No. in 1000s (%) | Rate per 100 Populationa (95% CI) | No. in 1000s (%) | Rate per 100 Employed Populationb (95% CI) | |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–24 | 3807 (19.6) | 14.9 (13.8, 16.1) | 1088 (19.6) | 6.6 (5.7, 7.5) |
| 25–34 | 4858 (25.1) | 12.5 (11.8, 13.3) | 1561 (28.2) | 5.0 (4.4, 5.5) |
| 35–44 | 5191 (26.8) | 11.7 (11.0, 12.5) | 1401 (25.3) | 3.8 (3.4, 4.2) |
| 45–54 | 3576 (18.4) | 10.4 (9.6, 11.1) | 1069 (19.3) | 3.9 (3.4, 4.4) |
| 55–64 | 1961 (10.1) | 8.8 (8.0, 9.6) | 426 (7.7) | 3.4 (2.7, 4.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 11 189 (57.7) | 13.8 (13.2, 14.4) | 3863 (69.7) | 5.8 (5.4, 6.2) |
| Female | 8204 (42.3) | 9.8 (9.3, 10.2) | 1683 (30.3) | 2.9 (2.6, 3.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | 15 320 (79.0) | 12.8 (12.3, 13.3) | 4392 (79.2) | 4.7 (4.4, 5.0) |
| Black non-Hispanic | 2030 (10.5) | 10.4 (9.5, 11.4) | 542 (9.8) | 4.0 (3.3, 4.7) |
| Hispanic | 1438 (7.4) | 7.9 (7.2, 8.7) | 486 (8.8) | 3.8 (3.3, 4.4) |
| Other | 605 (3.1) | 8.0 (6.5, 9.5) | 126 (2.3) | 2.3 (1.5, 3.2) |
| Total | 19 393 (100.0) | 11.7 (11.3, 12.1) | 5546 (100.0) | 4.5 (4.2, 4.7) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aAll people in the population aged 18 to 64 years regardless of employment (n = 165 million).
bPeople who were reported to be employed at a job or business in the week before the interview (n = 124 million).