Table 1 Demographic characteristics injury-related hospitalisations by socioeconomic disadvantage quintile, linked Australian hospitalisation and mortality records, 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2012
Most disadvantaged (n = 133,397) | 2 (n = 141,812) | 3 (n = 141,876) | 4 (n = 126,287) | Least Disadvantaged (n = 135,799) | ||||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Gendera | ||||||||||
Male | 84,434 | 63.3 | 90,659 | 63.9 | 90,921 | 64.1 | 80,132 | 63.5 | 86,239 | 63.5 |
Female | 48,960 | 36.7 | 51,151 | 36.1 | 50,954 | 35.9 | 46,154 | 36.5 | 49,559 | 36.5 |
Age groupsb | ||||||||||
0–5 | 47,550 | 35.6 | 46,438 | 32.7 | 47,480 | 33.4 | 44,589 | 35.3 | 46,928 | 34.6 |
6–10 | 32,312 | 24.2 | 34,770 | 24.5 | 34,770 | 24.5 | 31,252 | 24.7 | 34,662 | 25.5 |
11–16 | 53,535 | 40.1 | 60,379 | 42.6 | 59,626 | 42.0 | 50,446 | 39.9 | 54,209 | 39.9 |
Health conditions | ||||||||||
None | 126,426 | 94.8 | 134,000 | 94.5 | 134,306 | 94.7 | 119,913 | 95.0 | 128,628 | 94.7 |
One | 5924 | 4.4 | 6554 | 4.6 | 6413 | 4.5 | 5470 | 4.3 | 6235 | 4.6 |
Two or more | 1047 | 0.8 | 1258 | 0.9 | 1157 | 0.8 | 904 | 0.7 | 936 | 0.7 |
Injury severity | ||||||||||
Minor | 77,636 | 58.2 | 85,549 | 60.3 | 87,132 | 61.4 | 78,630 | 62.3 | 87,158 | 64.2 |
Moderate | 44,766 | 33.6 | 45,974 | 32.4 | 45,078 | 31.8 | 39,361 | 31.2 | 40,935 | 30.1 |
Serious | 10,995 | 8.2 | 10,289 | 7.3 | 9666 | 6.8 | 8296 | 6.6 | 7706 | 5.7 |
30-day mortality | 250 | 0.2 | 228 | 0.2 | 189 | 0.1 | 169 | 0.1 | 127 | 0.1 |