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Table 3 Season, day of week and time of incident by Indigenous status, Queensland, 2002–2008 (N = 1053)

From: Drowning in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Queensland (Australia)

 

Day of incident

Season

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Total

Cool/Dry Apr - Sept

20 % (17)

23 % (219)

22 %

Warm/Wet Oct-March

80 % (70)

77 % (747)

78 %

Day of Week

   

Sunday

22.8 % (19)

20.7 % (200)

20.8 %

Monday

18.4 % (16)

11.2 % (108)

11.8 %

Tuesday

9.2 % (8)

12.1 % (117)

11.9 %

Wednesday

12.6 % (11)

10.6 % (102)

10.7 %

Thursday

6.9 % (6)

11.0 % (106)

10.6 %

Friday

16.1 % (14)

12.0 % (116)

12.3 %

Saturday

14.9 % (13)

22.5 % (217)

21.8 %

Time of Day

   

06:00–11.59

9.2 % (8)

16.9 % (164)

16.4 %

12:00–14:59

27.9 % (24)

25.2 % (243)

25.4 %

15:00–17:59

37.9 % (33)

25.2 % (340)

35.4 %

18:00–20:59

13.8 % (12)

15.0 % (145)

14.9 %

21:00–00:00

6.9 % (67)

6.8 % (6)

7.0 %

  1. There were 11 events where time was unknown