Table 1
Number and percentage distribution of unintentional injury hospitalizations, by Dissemination Area (DA) Aboriginal identity percentage, age group and sex, Canada (excluding Quebec), 2004/2005 to 2009/2010

Table 1
Number and percentage distribution of unintentional injury hospitalizations, by
Dissemination Area (DA) Aboriginal identity percentage, age group and sex, Canada
(excluding Quebec), 2004/2005 to 2009/2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number and percentage distribution of unintentional injury hospitalizations High-percentage First Nations identity DAs and Low-percentage Aboriginal identity DAs (appearing as column headers).
  High-percentage First Nations identity DAs Low-percentage Aboriginal identity DAs
Number % Number %
Total unintentional injury hospitalizations 27,887 100 814,313 100
Age group (years)  
0 to 19 6,665 24 110,824 14
20 to 44 9,516 34 164,875 20
45 or older 11,706 42 538,614 66
Sex  
Male 15,821 57 407,949 50
Female 12,066 43 406,364 50
Note: High-percentage First Nations identity DAs are Dissemination Areas where 33% or more of the total population reported an Aboriginal identity (predominantly North American Indian) on the 2006 Census. Low-percentage Aboriginal identity DAs are those where less than 33% of the total population reported an Aboriginal identity on the 2006 Census.
Sources: Discharge Abstract Database 2004/2005 to 2009/2010; 2006 Census of Population.
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