Table 1.
Sample characteristics and prevalence of injuries by data source (weighted)
| Total (Unwtd N = 2047) | Males (Unwtd N = 1081) | Females (Unwtd N = 966) | ||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Rural | 17.2 | (15.7, 18.7) | 17.2 | (15.1, 19.2) | 17.2 | (14.9, 19.6) |
| Age group | ||||||
| 12–14 years | 34.0 | (31.5, 36.6) | 35.0 | (31.6, 38.4) | 33.0 | (29.2, 36.8) |
| 15–17 years | 39.4 | (36.7, 42.0) | 38.9 | (35.3, 42.5) | 39.9 | (36.0, 43.8) |
| 18–19 years | 26.6 | (24.1, 29.1) | 26.1 | (22.8, 29.3) | 27.2 | (23.3, 31.1) |
| Injury measures | ||||||
| Self-reported1 | 18.8 | (16.9, 20.7) | 22.1 | (19.1, 25.0) | 15.3 | (12.7, 17.8) |
| Administratively-def2 | 25.0 | (22.9, 27.1) | 28.0 | (24.9, 31.0) | 21.7 | (18.6, 24.7) |
| Physician's office3 | 17.1 | (15.2, 18.9) | 19.5 | (16.8, 22.1) | 14.4 | (11.9, 17.0) |
| ED/inpatient4 | 13.4 | (11.8, 15.0) | 15.5 | (13.1, 18.0) | 11.0 | (8.9, 13.1) |
| 1–2 injury visits5 | 16.5 | (14.8, 18.3) | 18.2 | (15.7, 20.8) | 14.6 | (12.2, 17.0) |
| > = 3 injury visits5 | 8.2 | (6.7, 9.6) | 9.7 | (7.6, 11.9) | 6.4 | (4.5, 8.3) |
CI = Confidence Interval; def=defined; ED = emergency department; unwtd = unweighted
1 Self-reported injury, identified using survey data
2 Administratively-defined injury, identified in the hospitalization or physician billing databases
3 At least 1 documented physician's office visit for injury within 1 year prior to the interview
4 Any documented emergency department or inpatient visits for injury within 1 year prior to interview
5 Number of physician visits (any location) for injury (based on physician billing data only)