Table 2
Characteristics and circumstances of injury by sex, household population aged 12 and over, who sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year, Canada, 2009
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Characteristics and circumstances of injury | Total | Males | Females | |||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | |
Total | 4,181,334 | 14.6 | 2,358,763 | 16.8 | 1,822,572 | 12.6 |
Cause | ||||||
Fall | 1,673,996 | 40.8 | 845,467 | 36.4 | 828,529 | 46.4 |
Overexertion | 971,246 | 23.7 | 581,144 | 25.0 | 390,102 | 21.8 |
Struck | 303,906 | 7.4 | 198,270 | 8.5 | 105,636 | 5.9 |
Sharp object | 255,615 | 6.2 | 190,240 | 8.2 | 65,375 | 3.7 |
Bumped/pushed | 249,357 | 6.1 | 168,769 | 7.3 | 80,588 | 4.5 |
Transportation | 164,799 | 4.0 | 65,596 | 2.8 | 99,203 | 5.6 |
Activity | ||||||
Sports or exercise | 1,444,304 | 35.0 | 950,147 | 40.7 | 494,157 | 27.5 |
Chores | 581,058 | 14.1 | 340,481 | 14.6 | 240,577 | 13.4 |
Working | 563,270 | 13.6 | 397,807 | 17.0 | 165,463 | 9.2 |
Walking | 503,019 | 12.2 | 164,333 | 7.0 | 338,686 | 18.9 |
Leisure | 315,313 | 7.6 | 186,302 | 8.0 | 129,011 | 7.2 |
Place | ||||||
Home | 1,392,956 | 33.6 | 684,155 | 29.3 | 708,802 | 39.3 |
Athletics area | 985,225 | 23.8 | 674,419 | 28.9 | 310,806 | 17.2 |
Street | 487,429 | 11.8 | 235,835 | 10.1 | 251,594 | 13.9 |
Commercial area | 269,438 | 6.5 | 140,936 | 6.0 | 128,502 | 7.1 |
Construction/ Farm/ Industrial area | 187,561 | 4.5 | 163,197 | 7.0 | 24,364 | 1.3E |
Type of injury | ||||||
Sprain/Strain | 2,091,449 | 50.4 | 1,170,787 | 50.1 | 920,661 | 50.7 |
Fracture | 688,024 | 16.6 | 362,269 | 15.5 | 325,754 | 18.0 |
Cut | 382,697 | 9.2 | 260,512 | 11.1 | 122,185 | 6.7 |
Scrapes, bruises | 308,445 | 7.4 | 162,732 | 7.0 | 145,713 | 8.0 |
Body part | ||||||
Ankle, foot | 933,161 | 23.0 | 484,159 | 21.3 | 449,003 | 25.3 |
Wrist, hand | 692,231 | 17.1 | 429,067 | 18.8 | 263,164 | 14.8 |
Knee, lower leg | 637,190 | 15.7 | 367,308 | 16.1 | 269,881 | 15.2 |
Back, spine | 634,187 | 15.6 | 354,556 | 15.6 | 279,631 | 15.7 |
E Use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009 |
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