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. 2006 Jun;40(6):527–535. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023903

Table 5 Sports/recreational event rates per 1000 persons per year in adult (20 or older) agricultural household members: regional rural injury study‐II, 1999.

Men Women
Exposure Number exposed* (injury events) Rate† (95% CI) Number exposed* (injury events) Rate† (95% CI)
Total population 4124 (49) 11.9 (8.9 to 16.0) 3917 (17) 4.8 (2.8 to 8.0)
Age groups (years)
 20–24 307 (10) 35.1 (19.2 to 64.5) 246 (2) 8.4 (2.1 to 33.5)
 25–34 418 (6) 13.3 (4.2 to 41.8) 641 (1) 1.4 (0.2 to 10.1)
 35–44 1791 (24) 13.5 (9.1 to 20.2) 1930 (10) 6.0 (3.0 to 12.1)
 45–54 1318 (7) 5.4 (2.6 to 11.4) 959 (4) 4.3 (1.6 to 11.6)
 ⩾55 290 (2) 6.6 (1.6 to 26.5) 0
State of residence
 Minnesota 789 (14) 17.8 (10.5 to 30.0) 730 (6) 10.5 (4.2 to 26.4)
 Nebraska 842 (7) 7.9 (3.8 to 16.5) 789 (1) 1.3 (0.2 to 8.9)
 North Dakota 882 (10) 12.0 (6.5 to 22.3) 839 (2) 2.8 (0.7 to 11.2)
 South Dakota 880 (9) 10.5 (5.5 to 20.1) 856 (4) 4.6 (1.7 to 12.4)
 Wisconsin 731 (9) 12.5 (5.5 to 28.4) 703 (4) 5.7 (2.2 to 15.2)
Educational status
 Less than high school graduate 178 (2) 11.0 (2.7 to 43.8) 0
 High school graduate or equivalency 1831 (14) 7.5 (4.5 to 12.7) 1391 (3) 2.1 (0.7 to 6.6)
 Technical school or some college 1405 (29) 21.1 (14.3 to 31.2) 1492 (8) 5.1 (2.5 to 10.2)
 College graduate/postgraduate 707 (4) 5.6 (2.1 to 14.9) 945 (6) 8.6 (3.5 to 21.3)
Marital status
 Married/living as married 3626 (37) 10.2 (7.2 to 14.4) 3624 (15) 4.6 (2.7 to 8.0)
 Never married 357 (10) 29.8 (16.1 to 54.9) 244 (2) 8.5 (2.1 to 33.9)
 Separated/divorced/widowed 137 (2) 14.5 (3.7 to 57.2) 0
Hours worked on own operation (weekly average)
 0 49 (2) 52.7 (13.4 to 206.9) 615 (3) 5.0 (1.6 to 15.5)
 >0–20 548 (11) 19.6 (10.9 to 35.1) 2087 (8) 4.6 (2.1 to 10.0)
 >20–40 710 (6) 8.3 (3.7 to 18.4) 704 (4) 5.5 (2.0 to 14.9)
 >40–60 1045 (12) 11.4 (6.5 to 20.1) 259 (1) 3.6 (0.5 to 25.5)
 >60–80 1169 (14) 11.8 (6.4 to 21.8) 0
 >80 443 (3) 6.6 (2.1 to 20.5) 0
 NA 160 (1) 9.4 (1.3 to 66.3) 135 (1) 11.8 (1.7 to 83.8)
Previous agricultural injury
 No 2365 (26) 11.1 (7.6 to 16.3) 3292 (14) 4.2 (2.5 to 7.1)
 Yes 1753 (23) 13.2 (8.4 to 20.7) 625 (3) 7.7 (2.1 to 28.5)

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 Rates presented for total population are for within household adjustments, not within age and sex adjustments.

*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

95% CI, 95% confidence interval.