Table 4.
Description of the serious injuries that has happened to the study participants
| Type of injury | Age group | Sex | Total (N = 3262) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–15 years (N = 2196) | 16–17 years (N = 977) | Male (N = 1437) | Female (N = 1805) | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Falls | 293 | 13.3 | 95 | 9.7 | 223 | 15.5 | 168 | 9.3 | 395 | 12.1 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 53 | 2.4 | 39 | 4.0 | 74 | 5.1 | 24 | 1.3 | 99 | 3.0 |
| Something falling on the person | 61 | 2.8 | 22 | 2.3 | 59 | 4.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 87 | 2.7 |
| Attacks | 14 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.7 |
| Fire | 7 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Breathed a noxious material | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.4 |
| Something else | 119 | 5.4 | 66 | 6.8 | 91 | 6.3 | 97 | 5.4 | 190 | 5.8 |