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Table 4 Social economic composition of individuals suffered injury (N/1,000)*

From: Epidemiological analysis of injury in Shandong Province, China

Factors

Sex

 

Male

Female

Total

Education

   

   Illiterate

181(101.5)

61(93.7)

242(99.4)

   Elementary school

168(58.4)

271(98.6)

439(78.0)

   Junior high school

170(40.2)

429(88.0)

599(65.8)

   Senior high school

88(42.8)

148(61.3)

236(52.8)

   College and above

17(31.4)

35(39.9)

52(36.6)

   

X2 = 85.8, P < 0.01

Occupation

   

   Government employee

12(47.8)

17(38.7)

29(42.0)

   Labourer

72(40.7)

209(79.5)

281(63.9)

   Professional

24(45.2)

66(77.1)

90(64.9)

   Farmer

217(59.5)

275(79.0)

492(69.0)

   Business and service

32(35.3)

66(89.6)

98(59.6)

   Student

129(70.0)

217(104.7)

346(88.4)

   Retired

49(67.4)

45(63.3)

94(65.4)

   Housework

78(55.5)

22(101.4)

100(61.6)

   Unemployed

8(34.8)

16(67.8)

24(51.5)

   Others

4(22.5)

13(64.0)

17(44.6)

   

X2 = 43.9, P < 0.01

Average income (RMB yuan/year)

   

   < 2000

304(71.9)

432(101.7)

736(86.8)

   2000-

192(48.1)

332(81.5)

524(65.0)

   5000+

155(43.0)

218(59.0)

373(51.1)

   

X2 = 80.8, P < 0.01

  1. * Differences among classifications of education, occupation, average income were examined using Chi-square test.