Table 3 Average annual non-fatal injury episode rates and rate ratios and 95% CI per 1000 by selected injury cause, place of occurrence, type of injury and activity when injured by urban–rural status: National Health Interview Survey 1997–2001.
| Leading injury characteristics | Large urban | Small urban | Suburban | Rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury rate and 95% CI per 1000 persons | Injury rate and 95% CI per 1000 persons | RR compared with large urban (95% CI) | Injury rate and 95% CI per 1000 persons | RR compared with large urban (95% CI) | Injury rate and 95% CI per 1000 persons | RR compared with large urban (95% CI) | |||
| Injury cause | |||||||||
| transportation | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.4) | 4.6 (4.0 to 5.2) | 1.15 (1.14 to 1.16) | 3.8 (3.2 to 4.4) | 0.95 (0.94 to 0.96) | 4.4 (3.4 to 5.4) | 1.10 (1.09 to 1.11) | ||
| Fall | 7.5 (6.9 to 8.1) | 7.6 (6.8 to 8.4) | 1.01 (1.01 to 1.02) | 9.1 (7.7 to 10.5) | 1.21 (1.20 to 1.23) | 9.1 (7.5 to 10.7) | 1.21 (1.21 to 1.22) | ||
| overexertion | 3.4 (3.0 to 3.8) | 4 (3.4 to 4.6) | 1.18 (1.17 to 1.19) | 4.7 (3.9 to 5.5) | 1.38 (1.37 to 1.40) | 5.4 (4.4 to 6.4) | 1.59 (1.58 to 1.60) | ||
| Struck by | 3.3 (2.9 to 3.7) | 3.3 (2.9 to 3.7) | 1.0 (0.99 to 1.01) | 3.6 (2.6 to 4.6) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.1) | 1.18 (1.17 to 1.19) | ||
| Place of occurrence | |||||||||
| around home | 8.9 (8.3 to 9.5) | 10.8 (10.0 to 11.6) | 1.21 (1.20 to 1.22) | 13.5 (11.5 to 15.5) | 1.52 (1.50 to 1.53) | 12.9 (10.9 to 14.9) | 1.45 (1.43 to 1.47) | ||
| Street | 4.2 (3.8 to 4.6) | 4.2 (3.6 to 4.8) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 3.1 (2.5 to 3.7) | 0.74 (0.73 to 0.75) | 3.9 (2.9 to 4.9) | 0.93 (0.92 to 0.94) | ||
| Work locations | 7.9 (7.3 to 8.5) | 9.1 (8.5 to 9.7) | 1.15 (1.14 to 1.16) | 10.6 (9.4 to 11.8) | 1.34 (1.33 to 1.36) | 11.6 (10.2 to 13.0) | 1.47 (1.45 to 1.49) | ||
| Activity when injured | |||||||||
| Working at paid job | 5.3 (4.7 to 5.9) | 5.9 (5.3 to 6.5) | 1.11 (1.10 to 1.12) | 8.5 (7.3 to 9.7) | 1.60 (1.59 to 1.62) | 7.9 (6.5 to 9.3) | 1.49 (1.47 to 1.51) | ||
| Driving/riding in MV | 3.0 (2.6 to 3.4) | 3.4 (2.8 to 4.0) | 1.13 (1.12 to 1.14)* | 2.4 (1.8 to 3.0) | 0.80 (0.79 to 0.81) | 3.0 (2.0 to 4.0) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | ||
| Leisure activity | 4.3 (3.9 to 4.7) | 4.7 (4.1 to 5.3) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) | 4.0 (3.0 to 5.0) | 0.93 (0.92 to 0.94) | 4.8 (3.6 to 6.0) | 1.12 (1.10 to 1.13) | ||
| Working at home | 3.2 (2.8 to 3.6) | 4.1 (3.5 to 4.7) | 1.28 (1.27 to 1.29) | 5.7 (4.7 to 6.7) | 1.78 (1.76 to 1.80) | 5.9 (4.5 to 7.3) | 1.84 (1.82 to 1.87) | ||
| Type of injury | |||||||||
| Fracture | 4.3 (3.9 to 4.7) | 4.2 (3.6 to 4.8) | 0.98 (0.97 to 0.98) | 5.4 (4.4 to 6.4) | 1.26 (1.24 to 1.27) | 4.8 (3.8 to 5.8) | 1.12 (1.10 to 1.13) | ||
| Sprain | 6.9 (6.3 to 7.5) | 8.1 (7.3 to 8.9) | 1.17 (1.16 to 1.18) | 7.7 (6.5 to 8.9) | 1.12 (1.10 to 1.13) | 9.3 (7.9 to 10.7) | 1.35 (1.33 to 1.36) | ||
| Wound | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.4) | 5.0 (4.4 to 5.6) | 1.25 (1.24 to 1.26) | 5.1 (4.3 to 5.9) | 1.28 (1.26 to 1.29) | 5.9 (4.7 to 7.1) | 1.48 (1.46 to 1.49) | ||
MV, motor vehicle.