Table 2 Drowning location by Australian Indigenous status and age group 0-19 years, Queensland 2002–2008 (N =1053)
From: Drowning in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Queensland (Australia)
| Â | Non-indigenous | Indigenous | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Rank of locations by % of drowning events (n) | Rank of 5 locations by % of drowning events (n) | P valuea |
(n = 859) | (n = 78) | ||
0-19 years | 1. Pools 64 % (549) | 1. Pools 47 % (37) | X2 = 10.82 df3 p = .013 |
2. Natural water 15 % (133) | 2. Bath 21 % (16) | ||
3. Bath 12 % (103) | 3. Natural water 17 % (13) | ||
4. Coast 9 % (74) | 4. Coast 15 % (12) | ||
AGE GROUP | Leading locations by % of drowning events within age group (n) | Leading locations by % of drowning events within age group (n) | Â |
(n = 859) | (n = 78) | ||
|  | X2 = 228.2 df = 6 < 0.001b | X2 = 15.27 df = 6 p < 0.01b |  |
0 to 4 years (n = 669) | 1. Pool 70 % (426) | 1. Pool 52 % (30) |  |
2. Bath 16 % (97) | 2. Bath 26 % (15) | ||
3. Natural water 12 % (74) | 3. Natural water 12 % (7) | ||
4. Beach or ocean 2 % (14) | 4. Beach or ocean 10 % (6) | ||
<1Â year | 1. Bath 67 % (55) | 1. Bath (np) | Â |
2. Pool 21 % (17) | 2. Pool (np) | ||
3. Natural water (np) | 3. Natural water (np) | ||
4. Beach or ocean (np) | |||
1 to 4Â years | 1. Pool 77 % (409) | 1. Pool 60 % (29) | |
2. Natural water 12 % (65) | 2. Bath 15 % (7) | ||
3. Bath 8 % (42) | 3. Natural water / Beach or ocean 25 % (12) | ||
4. Beach or ocean 3 % (13) | |||
5 to 9 years (n = 118) | 1. Pool 75 % (80) | 1. Pool (np) |  |
2. Natural water 15 % (16) | 2. Beach or ocean (np) | ||
3. Beach or ocean (np) | 3. Natural water (np) | ||
4. Bath (np) | 4. Bath (np) | ||
10 to 19 years (n = 150) | 1. Beach or ocean 36 % (50) | 1. Beach or ocean (np) |  |
2. Pool 31 % (43) | 2. Natural water (np) | ||
3. Natural water 30 % (43) | 3. Pool (np) | ||
4. Bath 3 % (5) |