Table 1 Characteristics of all pedestrians aged 20–59 with a road traffic injury (including falls) in 2014–2016, by sex
From: Diagnosis-specific sickness absence among injured working-aged pedestrians: a sequence analysis
All | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | %1 | n | %1 | n | %1 | |
All | 11,432 | 6212 | 54.342 | 5220 | 45.662 | |
Age group, years | ||||||
20–24 | 1737 | 15.19 | 752 | 12.11 | 985 | 18.87 |
25–34 | 2306 | 20.17 | 1093 | 17.59 | 1213 | 23.24 |
35–44 | 2243 | 19.62 | 1156 | 18.61 | 1087 | 20.82 |
45–54 | 3144 | 27.50 | 1867 | 30.05 | 1277 | 24.46 |
55–59 | 2002 | 17.51 | 1344 | 21.64 | 658 | 12.61 |
Level of education | ||||||
Elementary school | 1778 | 15.55 | 770 | 12.40 | 1008 | 19.31 |
High school | 5796 | 50.70 | 2925 | 47.09 | 2871 | 55.00 |
University/College | 3858 | 33.75 | 2517 | 40.52 | 1341 | 25.69 |
Country of birth | ||||||
Sweden | 9200 | 80.48 | 4983 | 80.22 | 4217 | 80.79 |
Not Sweden | 2232 | 19.52 | 1229 | 19.78 | 1003 | 19.21 |
Type of living area | ||||||
Cities | 4752 | 41.57 | 2585 | 41.61 | 2167 | 41.51 |
Towns and suburbs | 4723 | 41.31 | 2597 | 41.81 | 2126 | 40.73 |
Rural areas | 1957 | 17.12 | 1030 | 16.58 | 927 | 17.76 |
Married | ||||||
No | 7466 | 65.31 | 3755 | 60.45 | 3711 | 71.09 |
Yes | 3966 | 34.69 | 2457 | 39.55 | 1509 | 28.91 |
Type of accident | ||||||
Collision with pedestrian/bicyclist | 591 | 5.17 | 286 | 4.60 | 305 | 5.84 |
Collision with motor vehicle | 1595 | 13.95 | 734 | 11.82 | 861 | 16.49 |
Unspecified | 1166 | 10.20 | 547 | 8.81 | 619 | 11.86 |
Fall: snow and ice | 2529 | 22.12 | 1582 | 25.47 | 947 | 18.14 |
Fall: slipping, tripping, and stumbling | 4136 | 36.18 | 2491 | 40.10 | 1645 | 31.51 |
Fall: other | 1415 | 12.38 | 572 | 9.21 | 843 | 16.15 |
Inpatient healthcare | ||||||
No | 9923 | 86.80 | 5442 | 87.60 | 4481 | 85.84 |
Yes | 1509 | 13.20 | 770 | 12.40 | 739 | 14.16 |
Type of injury | ||||||
Fracture | 4587 | 40.12 | 2648 | 42.63 | 1939 | 37.15 |
Dislocation | 366 | 3.20 | 145 | 2.33 | 221 | 4.23 |
Sprains and strains | 1724 | 15.08 | 932 | 15.00 | 792 | 15.17 |
Internal | 794 | 6.95 | 404 | 6.50 | 390 | 7.47 |
External | 3749 | 32.79 | 1961 | 31.57 | 1788 | 34.25 |
Other and unspecified | 212 | 1.85 | 122 | 1.96 | 90 | 1.72 |
Injured body region | ||||||
Head, face and neck | 2345 | 20.51 | 1146 | 18.45 | 1199 | 22.97 |
Vertebral column and spinal cord | 215 | 1.88 | 107 | 1.72 | 108 | 2.07 |
Torso | 630 | 5.51 | 295 | 4.75 | 335 | 6.42 |
Upper extremities | 4005 | 35.03 | 2308 | 37.15 | 1697 | 32.51 |
Lower extremities | 4185 | 36.61 | 2330 | 37.51 | 1855 | 35.54 |
Other and unspecified | 52 | 0.45 | 26 | 0.42 | 26 | 0.50 |
Season | ||||||
Winter | 4133 | 36.15 | 2444 | 39.34 | 1689 | 32.36 |
Spring | 2405 | 21.04 | 1231 | 19.82 | 1174 | 22.49 |
Summer | 2329 | 20.37 | 1135 | 18.27 | 1194 | 22.87 |
Autumn | 2565 | 22.44 | 1402 | 22.57 | 1163 | 22.28 |
Year of accident | ||||||
2014 | 3393 | 29.68 | 1788 | 28.78 | 1605 | 30.75 |
2015 | 3956 | 34.60 | 2172 | 34.96 | 1784 | 34.18 |
2016 | 4083 | 35.72 | 2252 | 36.25 | 1831 | 35.08 |
Occupational sector | ||||||
Manufacturing, agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1143 | 10.00 | 309 | 4.97 | 834 | 15.98 |
Construction | 586 | 5.13 | 63 | 1.01 | 523 | 10.02 |
Trade, transport, hotels & restaurants | 2160 | 18.89 | 886 | 14.26 | 1274 | 24.41 |
Finance, communication & cultural service | 2897 | 25.34 | 1568 | 25.24 | 1329 | 25.46 |
Education | 1035 | 9.05 | 836 | 13.46 | 199 | 3.81 |
Health & social care | 2076 | 18.16 | 1792 | 28.85 | 284 | 5.44 |
Not in work/Unknown | 1535 | 13.43 | 758 | 12.20 | 777 | 14.89 |
Private/Public | ||||||
Private sector | 6118 | 53.52 | 2651 | 42.68 | 3467 | 66.42 |
Public sector | 2946 | 25.77 | 2390 | 38.47 | 556 | 10.65 |
Not in work/Unknown | 2368 | 20.71 | 1171 | 18.85 | 1197 | 22.93 |
Type of occupation | ||||||
White collar | 4539 | 39.70 | 3219 | 51.82 | 1320 | 25.29 |
Blue collar | 3295 | 28.82 | 1295 | 20.85 | 2000 | 38.31 |
Not in work/Unknown | 3598 | 31.47 | 1698 | 27.33 | 1900 | 36.40 |