Table 7
Number and percentage who sought treatment for injury, and percentage who sustained serious injury, by activity when injury occurred, employed household population aged 18 to 75 who sustained at least one activity-limiting injury in past year, Canada, 2003


Activity when injury occurred
Number who sought treatment ('000)
% who sought treatment
% who sustained serious injury
Total
1,372
61.6
23.6
Working at job or business
417
66.2
19.8
Sports or physical exercise
314
51.5*
23.4*
Household chores, other unpaid work
219
60.4*
23.6
Leisure or hobby
169
62.9
27.4*
Travel to or from work
91
73.3*
27.8*
Sleeping, eating, personal care
32
70.0
16.1
Other
129
69.9
30.6*
†  Reference category
‡  Defined as a burn or scald, concussion, fracture, internal injury or multiple injuries
*  Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.