Table 3 Sports/recreational event rates per 1000 persons per year among agricultural household members: regional rural injury study‐II, 1999.
| Exposure | Number exposed* | Number of injury events | Injury events per 1000 persons† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 16537 | 733 | 46.4 (42.8 to 50.3) |
| Males | |||
| Total | 8539 | 470 | 57.0 (51.6 to 63.1) |
| Ages <20 | 4410 | 421 | 99.4 (89.4 to 110.6) |
| Ages 20+ | 4124 | 49 | 11.9 (8.9 to 16.0) |
| Females | |||
| Total | 7998 | 263 | 35.1 (30.6 to 40.2) |
| Ages <20 | 4077 | 246 | 64.3 (55.8 to 74.1) |
| Ages 20+ | 3917 | 17 | 4.8 (2.8 to 8.0) |
| Age groups (years) | |||
| ⩽4 | 1108 | 37 | 34.6 (25.0 to 47.9) |
| 5–9 | 1917 | 80 | 42.6 (33.7 to 53.9) |
| 10–14 | 2643 | 272 | 112.4 (97.7 to 129.2) |
| 15–19 | 2819 | 278 | 101.0 (88.7 to 114.9) |
| 20–24 | 553 | 12 | 23.2 (13.2 to 40.7) |
| 25–34 | 1059 | 7 | 6.1 (2.2 to 16.9) |
| 35–44 | 3721 | 34 | 9.6 (6.8 to 13.7) |
| 45–54 | 2277 | 11 | 5.0 (2.7 to 9.0) |
| 55+ | 431 | 2 | 4.5 (1.1 to 17.8) |
| State of residence | |||
| Minnesota | 3178 | 125 | 44.1 (35.6 to 54.6) |
| Nebraska | 3381 | 180 | 54.3 (46.5 to 63.5) |
| North Dakota | 3498 | 155 | 45.6 (38.2 to 54.5) |
| South Dakota | 3527 | 171 | 49.6 (41.9 to 58.6) |
| Wisconsin | 2953 | 102 | 36.1 (29.2 to 44.5) |
| Educational status | |||
| Incomplete (<20 years of age) | 8487 | 667 | 82.5 (75.7 to 90.0) |
| Less than high school graduate | 266 | 2 | 7.4 (1.9 to 29.2) |
| High school graduate/equivalency | 3222 | 17 | 5.2 (3.3 to 8.4) |
| Technical school or some college | 2897 | 37 | 12.8 (9.0 to 18.0) |
| College graduate/postgraduate | 1652 | 10 | 7.3 (3.7 to 14.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Premarital age (<16 years of age) | 6308 | 473 | 79.8 (72.0 to 88.5) |
| Married/living as married | 7255 | 53 | 7.5 (5.6 to 10.0) |
| Never married | 2770 | 205 | 76.0 (65.4 to 88.3) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 187 | 2 | 10.8 (2.7 to 42.3) |
| Hours worked on own operation (weekly average) | |||
| 0 | 2765 | 100 | 38.1 (31.1 to 46.6) |
| >0–20 | 7715 | 457 | 61.1 (55.3 to 67.5) |
| >20–40 | 2287 | 111 | 51.4 (41.0 to 64.4) |
| >40–60 | 1446 | 26 | 17.5 (11.6 to 26.3) |
| >60–80 | 1290 | 19 | 14.5 (7.7 to 27.3) |
| >80 | 481 | 3 | 6.2 (2.0 to 18.9) |
| NA | 553 | 17 | 45.2 (27.4 to 74.7) |
| Previous agricultural injury | |||
| No | 13387 | 621 | 48.4 (44.3 to 53.0) |
| Yes | 3143 | 112 | 38.0 (30.6 to 47.1) |
Values in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals. Sports/recreational event rates were calculated using Poisson regression, adjusted for within household correlation using generalised estimating equations (GEEs)21 and weighted for non‐response.22,23
*Number responded/injured corresponding to total injuries.
†Sum of all injury counts based on person‐time in half‐years; annualised rate adjusted for within household correlation using GEEs21 and weighted for non‐response.22,23