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Table 3 Characteristics of sanitation worker traffic collision victims

From: Defending the city’s cleanliness with their lives? A study of road traffic collisions involving sanitation workers in China over five years

 

N

%

Sex of victim

383

 

 Male

149

38.9

 Female

234

61.1

Age of victim

342

 

 30–39

10

2.9

 40–49

72

21.1

 50–59

127

37.1

  ≥ 60

133

38.9

Severity of injury

575

 

 Injury

227

39.5

 Death

348

60.5

Place of death

344

 

 Died on the scene

229

66.5

 Died on the way to the hospital

5

1.5

 Died in hospital

110

32.0