TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Injury Episodes Among US Children With No Disabilities and Children With a Single Disability: National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2005
| Children Without Disabilities, Weighted % (95 CI) | Children With a Single Disability, Weighted % (95% CI) | Pa | |
| Type of injury episode | .08 | ||
| Total sample, no. | 5872 | 551 | |
| Open wound | 24.7 (23.4, 26.0) | 24.7 (21.0, 29.0) | |
| Sprain/strain | 18.9 (17.9, 20.1) | 17.5 (13.9, 21.8) | |
| Fracture | 18.2 (17.1, 19.4) | 19.1 (16.0, 22.8) | |
| Complicated and unspecified | 11.4 (10.4, 12.5) | 11.2 (8.2, 15.3) | |
| Contusion | 10.2 (9.3, 11.2) | 9.1 (6.6, 12.5) | |
| Superficial injury | 4.4 (3.8, 5.0) | 4.1 (2.6, 6.4) | |
| Other injuryb | 3.6 (3.1, 4.2) | 3.8 (2.2, 6.4) | |
| Dislocation | 2.6 (2.1, 3.1) | 0.8 (0.3, 2.3) | |
| Intracranial injury | 2.5 (2.1, 3.0) | 3.1 (1.8, 5.3) | |
| Burn | 2.0 (1.6, 2.6) | 3.9 (2.0, 7.2) | |
| Toxic effects of nonmedicinal substance | 1.5 (1.2, 1.9) | 2.6 (1.3, 5.4) | |
| Cause of injury episode | .35 | ||
| Total sample, no. | 5459 | 496 | |
| Fall | 34.0 (32.6, 35.4) | 31.5 (27.1, 36.2) | |
| Struck by or against a person or object | 21.7 (20.5, 23.0) | 21.9 (18.2, 26.2) | |
| Other cause | 11.3 (10.3, 12.3) | 9.6 (7.0, 13.0) | |
| Transportation | 10.8 (9.9, 11.8) | 11.5 (8.7, 15.0) | |
| Cut/pierce | 6.2 (5.5, 7.0) | 6.7 (4.8, 9.3) | |
| Overexertion/strenuous movement | 6.2 (5.5, 6.9) | 5.4 (3.6, 7.9) | |
| Poisoning | 5.4 (4.7, 6.1) | 6.0 (3.9, 9.2) | |
| Animal/insect bite | 3.0 (2.6, 3.5) | 4.6 (3.0, 6.9) | |
| Fire/burn/scald | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 2.7 (1.5, 4.7) | |
| Machinery | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.0, 1.4) | |
| Activity at time of injury episodec | .13 | ||
| Total sample, no. | 5239 | 471 | |
| Leisure activity | 37.3 (35.8, 38.8) | 40.3 (35.3, 45.6) | |
| Sports | 27.9 (26.6, 29.3) | 22.4 (18.6, 26.8) | |
| Other activityd | 16.7 (15.6, 17.9) | 14.9 (11.9, 18.5) | |
| Attending school | 8.7 (7.8, 9.6) | 11.1 (8.3, 14.7) | |
| Driving/riding in motor vehicle | 4.4 (3.7, 5.1) | 5.0 (3.1, 7.9) | |
| Sleeping, eating, resting, drinking | 2.6 (2.2, 3.1) | 3.9 (2.3, 6.6) | |
| Working around house/yard | 2.5 (2.0, 3.0) | 2.4 (1.2, 4.5) | |
| Where injury episode occurred | .07 | ||
| Total sample, no. | 5228 | 472 | |
| Inside home | 23.9 (22.7, 25.2) | 22.2 (18.6, 26.4) | |
| Outside home | 20.2 (19.0, 21.5) | 23.6 (19.7, 27.9) | |
| School | 18.9 (17.8, 20.0) | 17.9 (14.8, 21.6) | |
| Sport facility/athletic field/playground | 13.5 (12.5, 14.6) | 9.7 (7.2, 12.9) | |
| Other locatione | 11.4 (10.5, 12.4) | 10.2 (7.7, 13.5) | |
| Street/highway | 7.6 (6.8, 8.5) | 9.2 (6.9, 12.3) | |
| Park/recreation area | 4.4 (3.8, 5.1) | 7.2 (4.8, 10.6) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aP value derived from χ2 analysis of association between disability status and characteristic of injury.
bOther injury includes internal injury of thorax, abdomen, or pelvis; injury to blood vessels; late effects of injuries; crushing injury; entry of foreign body; injury to nerves and spinal cord; poisoning; complications of surgical and medical care; and other.
cActivity at time of injury and where injury occurred do not include poisoning episodes.
dOther activity includes working at a paid job, unpaid work, cooking, care from another person, and other.
eOther location includes childcare or preschool; residential institution; health care facility; parking lot; trade or service area; farm; river, lake, stream, or ocean; industrial or construction area; and other.