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Table 2 Frequency (%) of objects that cause accident by gender, age, education and occupation*

From: International classification of external causes of injury: a study on its content coverage

Variable

Vehicles

Home furnishings

Home Appliances

Kitchenware

Personal belongings

Work-related equipment

Weapons

Construction components

Construction components

Ground level

Natural and industrial materials

Non-medical chemicals

Others

Unknown

Total

Sex

               

 Female

27 (32.14)

3(3.57)

2 (2.38)

4(4.76)

1(1.19)

2(2.38)

0

1(1.19)

6(7.14)

10(11.90)

5(5.95)

3(3.57)

4(4.76)

15(17.85)

84(100)

 Male

94(39.49)

4(1.68)

1(0.42)

16(6.72)

1(0.42)

20(8.40)

4(1.68)

15(6.30)

14(5.88)

15(6.30)

11(4.62)

0

21(8.82)

19(7.98)

238(100)

Age

               

 Child

2(3.38)

2(3.38)

2(3.38)

2(3.38)

0

0

0

2(3.38)

7(20.58)

7(20.58)

5(8.47)

0

4(6.77)

7(20.58)

59(100)

 Adolescent

16(47.05)

0

0

5(14.70)

1(2.94)

0

0

1(2.94)

3(8.82)

1(2.94)

0

0

2(5.88)

5(14.70)

34(100)

 Youth

57(44.18)

1(0.77)

0

11(8.52)

0

12(9.30)

3(2.32)

8(6.20)

3(2.32)

8(6.20)

6(4.65)

0

11(8.52)

7(5.42)

129(100)

 Middle-aged

22(28.20)

4(5.12)

1(1.28)

2(2.56)

1(1.28)

7(8.97)

1(1.28)

5(6.41)

5(6.41)

6(7.69)

4(5.12)

3(3.84)

8(10.25)

8(10.25)

78(100)

 Elderly

6(27.27)

0

0

0

0

3(13.63)

0

0

2(9.09)

3(13.63)

1(4.54)

0

0

7(31.81)

22(100)

Educational level

               

 Illiterate

14(28.00)

1(2.00)

2(4.00)

2(4.00)

0

1(2.00)

1(2.00)

1(2.00)

5(10.00)

5(10.00)

2(4.00)

1(2.00)

4(8.00)

10(20)

50(100)

 Student

23(44.23)

1(1.92)

0

4(7.69)

1(1.92)

0

0

1(1.92)

6(11.53)

4(7.69)

3(5.76)

0

3(5.76)

6(11.53)

52(100)

  < Diploma

56(37.08)

2(1.32)

0

10(6.62)

1(0.66)

13(8.60)

3(1.98)

9(5.96)

7(4.63)

11(7.28)

8(5.29)

2(1.32)

14(9.27)

12(7.94)

151(100)

 University degree

28(40.57)

3(4.34)

1(1.44)

4(5.79)

0

8(11.59)

0

5(7.24)

2(2.89)

5(7.24)

3(4.34)

0

4(5.79)

6(8.69)

69(100)

Occupation

               

 Unemployed

14(41.17)

2(5.88)

0

1(2.94)

0

2(5.88)

0

1(2.94)

2(5.88)

5(14.70)

0

1(2.94)

1(2.94)

5(14.70)

34(100)

 Self-employed

47(38.84)

1(0.82)

1(0.82)

8(6.61)

0

14(11.57)

4(3.30)

6(4.95)

4(3.30)

7(5.78)

7(5.78)

0

12(9.91)

7(5.78)

121(100)

 Housewife

11(30.55)

0

0

3(8.33)

1(2.77)

1(2.77)

0

1(2.77)

3(8.33)

3(8.33)

1(2.77)

2(5.55)

3(8.33)

7(19.44)

36(100)

 Employed

10(40.00)

2(8.00)

0

1(4.00)

0

3(12.00)

0

2(8.00)

0

0

3(12)

0

1(4.00)

3(12.00)

25(100)

 Student

32(41.58)

1(1.29)

0

6(7.79)

1(1.29)

2(2.59)

0

5(6.49)

7(9.09)

8(10.38)

3(3.89)

0

5(6.49)

7(9.09)

77(100)

 Child

7(24.13)

1(3.44)

2(6.89)

1(3.44)

0

0

0

1(3.44)

4(13.79)

2(6.89)

2(6.89)

0

3(10.34)

5(17.24)

29(100)

  1. *Mobile machinery, Sport equipment, Children's toys and Foods or drinks in total had frequency less than 4 and were not listed in the table