Table 2

Differences between unintentional injury and intentional injury by selected sociodemographic variables unit: person (%)

Intentional injury
Unintentional injurySelf-inflictedBy someone elseTotalχ² (p value)
Gender
 Male1093 (60.5)22 (66.7)98 (71.5)1212 (61.4)6.94 (0.031)
 Female713 (39.5)11 (33.3)39 (28.5)763 (38.6)
Age
 18–29512 (28.4)11 (33.3)39 (28.5)562 (28.5)18.46 (0.018)
 30–39360 (19.9)8 (24.2)34 (24.8)402 (20.4)
 40–49377 (20.9)8 (24.2)40 (29.2)425 (21.5)
 50–59269 (14.9)2 (6.1)17 (12.4)288 (14.6)
 60 and over287 (15.9)4 (12.1)7 (5.1)298 (15.1)
Education
 0–6 years196 (11.0)2 (6.3)7 (5.1)205 (10.5)8.38 (0.212)
 7–9 years138 (7.7)2 (6.3)14 (10.2)154 (7.9)
 10–12 years638 (35.7)15 (46.9)57 (41.6)710 (36.3)
 13 years and over813 (45.5)13 (40.6)59 (43.1)885 (45.3)
Employment (30 h or more a week in a paid job)
 Yes836 (46.5)20 (60.6)54 (39.7)910 (46.3)5.13 (0.077)
 No961 (53.5)13 (39.4)82 (60.3)1056 (3.7)
Residence
 Urban area1555 (87.8)30 (96.8)125 (92.6)1710 (88.2)5.04 (0.08)
 Rural area217 (12.2)1 (3.2)10 (7.4)228 (11.8)
Total1805 (91.4)33 (1.7)137 (6.9)1975