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Injury and Poisoning Episodes and Conditions: National Health Interview Survey, 1997
Series 10, No. 202. Injury and Poisoning
Episodes and Conditions: National Health Interview Survey, 1997. 46 pp. (PHS) 2000-1530.
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In 1997, there were 34.4 million
episodes of injury and poisoning reported among the US civilian noninstitutionalized
population at a rate of 129 episodes of injury and poisoning per 1,000 persons (similar
for crude and adjusted rates). The injury and poisoning episodes resulted in 40.9 million
conditions, at a rate of 154 conditions per 1,000 persons (similar for crude and adjusted
rates).
The age-adjusted injury and poisoning episode rate for males was 21%
higher than the rate for females.
The age-adjusted injury and poisoning episode rate was higher for
non-Hispanic white persons than for either non-Hispanic black or Hispanic persons.
In 1997, falls were the leading external cause of injury with 11.3 million
episodes of falls reported.
The home was the most frequently reported place of injury, with 24% of
injuries occurring inside the home and another 18% outside the home.
Leisure activities and paid work
were most often reported as the activities the person was engaged in when the injury
episode occurred, accounting for 22% and 19%, respectively.
Keywords: National Health Interview Survey, injury episodes, poisoning episodes, injury conditions
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