Chapter 5, Table 3 - For The Safety of Canadian Children
And Youth
Chapter 5
Bicycle Injuries
[Chapter 5]
Table
3
Percentage of Cyclist Injuries1 in the CHIRPP
Database2 by Age and Sex, 0-19-Year-Old Children and
Youth, 19933
Age group
(years) |
Sex |
Cyclist
Injuries
N |
% of CHIRRP injuries (specific to age
and sex) |
< 1 |
Boys |
1 |
0.0 |
| Girls |
3 |
0.2 |
| Total |
4 |
0.1 |
1-4 |
Boys |
333 |
2.2 |
| Girls |
195 |
1.7 |
| Total |
528 |
2.0 |
5-9 |
Boys |
1,012 |
8.0 |
| Girls |
610 |
6.8 |
| Total |
1,622 |
7.5 |
10-14 |
Boys |
1,138 |
7.3 |
| Girls |
528 |
5.1 |
| Total |
1,666 |
6.4 |
15-19 |
Boys |
251 |
3.9 |
| Girls |
86 |
2.2 |
| Total |
337 |
3.2 |
Total |
Boys |
2,735 |
5.3 |
| Girls |
1,422 |
3.9 |
| Total |
4,157 |
4.7 |
0.0 : Percentage
< 0.05.
1. Includes tricycle.
2. Cases reported by 15 Canadian hospitals, of which 10 are
pediatric, participating in CHIRPP.
3. Total number of cases in the CHIRPP database = 88,312.
Source: CHIRPP, unpublished data 1993. |
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