TABLE 4—

US Swimming Pool Drowning Rates Among American-Born and Foreign-Born Victims, by Age and Gender: 1995–1998 (Rates per 100 000 Population)

	Women and Girls			Men and Boys
Age, y	American Born	Foreign Born	Rate Ratio (95% CI)	American Born	Foreign Born	Rate Ratio (95% CI)
5–9	0.20	0.50	2.5 (1.0, 6.1)	0.42	1.58	3.7 (2.2, 6.3)
10–14	0.12	0.23	1.9 (0.7, 5.4)	0.27	0.72	2.7 (1.5, 4.8)
15–19	0.07	0.12	1.7 (0.5, 5.5)	0.29	0.76	2.6 (1.6, 4.1)
20–24	0.03	0.11	3.4 (1.1, 11.0)	0.16	0.77	5.0 (3.1, 7.8)

Note. CI = confidence interval. Rate ratios were based on a comparison with American-born victims.