Table 1 Characteristics of traumatic injuries and fatalities among young workers in Alaska, 2014–2018
From: Traumatic injuries among Alaska’s young workers: Linking cases from four data systems
Age Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 18 | 18–19 | 20–24 | Total | ||
Total Injuries/Fatalities | n | 553 | 2,250 | 10,103 | 12,906 |
Injury Type ( n = 12,906) | |||||
Non-Fatal Injury | n | 552 | 2,246 | 10,088 | 12,886 |
col % | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | |
Fatal Injury | n | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 |
col % | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | |
Alaska Region ( n = 12,776) | |||||
Anchorage/Mat-Su | n | 287 | 1,009 | 4,466 | 5,762 |
col % | 52% | 45% | 45% | 45% | |
Gulf Coast | n | 71 | 252 | 1,105 | 1,428 |
col % | 13% | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
Interior | n | 82 | 369 | 1,679 | 2,130 |
col % | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17% | |
Northern | n | 10 | 101 | 485 | 596 |
col % | 2% | 4% | 5% | 5% | |
Southeast | n | 60 | 286 | 1,297 | 1,643 |
col % | 11% | 13% | 13% | 13% | |
Southwest | n | 39 | 206 | 972 | 1,217 |
col % | 7% | 9% | 10% | 9% | |
Sex ( n = 12,873) | |||||
Female | n | 260 | 887 | 3,778 | 4,925 |
col % | 47% | 40% | 38% | 38% | |
Male | n | 292 | 1,360 | 6,296 | 7,948 |
col % | 53% | 60% | 62% | 62% | |
Season ( n = 12,906) | |||||
Spring | n | 87 | 495 | 2,236 | 2,818 |
col % | 16% | 22% | 22% | 22% | |
Summer | n | 277 | 907 | 3,766 | 4,950 |
col % | 50% | 40% | 37% | 38% | |
Fall | n | 88 | 459 | 2,134 | 2,681 |
col % | 16% | 20% | 21% | 21% | |
Winter | n | 101 | 389 | 1,967 | 2,457 |
col % | 18% | 17% | 20% | 19% | |
Alaska Residency ( n = 12,906) | |||||
Non-Resident | n | 61 | 363 | 1,471 | 1,895 |
col % | 11% | 16% | 15% | 15% | |
Resident | n | 492 | 1,887 | 8,632 | 11,011 |
col % | 89% | 84% | 85% | 85% | |