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Table 1 Characteristics of the fatal and non-fatal unintentional injured people (June 1, 2005-May 31, 2006)

From: Unintentional injuries in the rural population of Twiserkan, Iran: A cross-sectional study on their incidence, characteristics and preventability

Characteristics

Number

%

Sex

  

Male

104

77.6

Female

30

22.4

Age group (in years)

  

< 1

1

0.7

1–5

8

6.0

6–15

20

14.9

16–25

25

18.7

26–35

17

12.7

36–45

17

12.7

46–55

16

11.9

56–65

13

9.7

66+

17

12.7

Education*

  

High school graduate (high school is grades 9 to 12) or above

9

6.7

Secondary school graduate (secondary school is grades 6 to 8) and/or some high school

24

17.9

Completed primary school (primary school is up to grade 5) and/or some secondary school

34

25.4

Primary school not completed

20

14.9

No schooling

37

27.6

N/A (children under 6 years old)

10

7.5

Occupation

  

Farmer

35

26.1

Other self employed

15

11.2

Student

24

17.9

Housewife

20

14.9

Unemployed

14

10.4

Labourer

13

9.7

Retired

10

7.5

Other (governmental employee and conscript)

3

2.2

N/A (children under 10 years old)

10

7.5

  1. *In decreasing order according to the Iranian system.