Comparison of characteristics of cases of occupational injuries in a coastal area and a mountain area in Southern China, 2006–2008
| Characteristics | Coastal area, N (%) | Mountain area, N (%) | p Value |
| Hometown | |||
| Local city | 1732 (54.6) | 5038 (88.4) | 0.000 |
| Other cities in local province | 173 (5.5) | 188 (3.3) | |
| Other provinces | 1267 (39.9) | 473 (8.3) | |
| Education | |||
| None | 77 (2.4) | 573 (10.15) | 0.000 |
| Primary school (years 1–6) | 605 (19.0) | 1690 (29.7) | |
| Junior middle school (years 7–9) | 1874 (59.0) | 2499 (43.9) | |
| Senior middle school (years 10–12) | 524 (16.5) | 828 (14.5) | |
| College | 77 (2.4) | 78 (1.4) | |
| University | 20 (0.6) | 26 (0.5) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Professional and technical | 461 (14.5) | 628 (11.0) | 0.000 |
| Clerical | 134 (4.2) | 175 (3.1) | |
| Commercial and service sector | 350 (11.0) | 264 (4.6) | |
| Agriculture, grazing, fishing and water conservancy | 232 (7.3) | 1927 (33.8) | |
| Production, transport and equipment operation | 1817 (57.0) | 2127 (37.3) | |
| Others | 195 (6.1) | 578 (10.1) | |
| Location of accident | |||
| Home | 41 (1.3) | 132 (2.3) | 0.000 |
| Public residential places (dormitory, old age home, prison, etc) | 124 (3.8) | 172 (3.0) | |
| School and public places | 55 (1.7) | 77 (1.4) | |
| Sports places | 4 (0.1) | 8 (0.1) | |
| Roads and streets | 167 (5.2) | 283 (5.0) | |
| Trade and service places (airport, bank, hotel, shop, office building, etc) | 377 (11.7) | 321 (5.6) | |
| Industry and construction places | 2282 (70.7) | 3804 (66.7) | |
| Farms and field | 45 (1.4) | 855 (15.0) | |
| Other places | 124 (3.8) | 35 (0.6) | |
| Unknown | 10 (0.3) | 12 (0.2) | |
| Intent | |||
| Unintentional | 2812 (87.7) | 5403 (94.8) | 0.000 |
| Intentional (attack, violence) | 385 (12.0) | 287 (5.0) | |
| Suicide/unknown | 8 (0.2) | 9 (0.2) | |
| Severity | |||
| Mild | 2247 (70.0) | 4681 (82.1) | 0.000 |
| Moderate | 781 (24.3) | 918 (16.1) | |
| Severe | 184 (5.7) | 100 (1.8) | |
| Outcome | |||
| Going home after treatment | 2462 (77.5) | 5087 (89.3) | 0.000 |
| Observation, hospitalisation or transfer to another institution | 693 (21.8) | 575 (10.1) | |
| Death | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.1) | |
| Unknown | 15 (0.5) | 29 (0.5) | |