Table 1 Estimated Number of Water-Sports Related Injuries and Rates (Per 100,000 Persons) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) by Selected Demographic Characteristics, 2000-2007.
|
|
Wakeboarding |
Water skiing |
Tubing |
|
|
Estimate |
Rate (95%CI) |
Estimate |
Rate (95% CI) |
Estimate |
Rate (95% CI) |
| Overall |
|
18,967 |
0.81 (0.39-1.24) |
52,399 |
2.24 (1.74-2.75) |
11,045 |
0.47 (0.33-0.62) |
| Year |
2000 |
1,703 |
0.60 (0.23-0.98) |
9,370 |
3.32 (2.43-4.20) |
1,502 |
0.53 (0.25-0.82) |
|
2001 |
1,355 |
0.48 (0.14-0.81) |
8,977 |
3.15 (2.21-4.09) |
1,660 |
0.58 (0.34-0.83) |
|
2002 |
2,112 |
0.73 (0.23-1.24) |
7,268 |
2.52 (1.71-3.34) |
1,234 |
0.43 (0.24-0.62) |
|
2003 |
2,189 |
0.75 (0.20-1.31) |
6,938 |
2.39 91.71-3.06) |
477 |
0.16 (0.04-0.29) |
|
2004 |
1,483 |
0.51 (0.10-0.91) |
4,808 |
1.64 (1.15-2.13) |
957 |
0.33 (0.16-0.50) |
|
2005 |
1,953 |
0.66 (0.34-0.98) |
5,137 |
1.74 (1.20-2.27) |
1,324 |
0.45 (0.24-0.65) |
|
2006 |
4,157 |
1.39 (0.22-2.56) |
5,347 |
1.79 (1.23-2.35) |
2,183 |
0.73 (0.35-1.11) |
|
2007 |
4,014 |
1.33 (0.68-1.98) |
4,555 |
1.51 (1.07-1.95) |
1,707 |
0.57 (0.32-0.81) |
| Age |
Mean (Range) |
23.4 (5-50) |
|
31.6 (4-82) |
|
24.7 (2-69) |
|
|
0-9 |
137 |
0.04 (0.00-0.10) |
600 |
0.19 (0.06-0.31) |
409 |
0.13 (0.00-0.25) |
|
10-19 |
6,499 |
1.95 (0.84-3.06) |
9,774 |
2.94 (2.10-3.77) |
4436 |
1.33 (0.83-1.83) |
|
20-29 |
8,403 |
2.62 (1.30-3.94) |
14,744 |
4.59 (3.41-5.78) |
2650 |
0.83 (0.56-1.09) |
|
30-39 |
3,001 |
0.90 (0.38-1.41) |
11,941 |
3.57 (2.53-4.60) |
2311 |
0.69 (0.37-1.01) |
|
40-49 |
911 |
0.26 (0.02-0.49) |
10,825 |
3.04 (2.27-3.81) |
691 |
0.19 (0.07-0.31) |
|
50-59 |
15 |
0.01 (0.00-0.02) |
3,515 |
1.24 (0.79-1.69) |
393 |
0.14 (0.01-0.27) |
|
60+ |
0 |
0 |
1,000 |
0.26 (0.11-0.40) |
156 |
0.04 (0.00-0.09) |
| Gender |
Female |
4,143 |
0.35 (0.14-0.56) |
13,412 |
1.13 (0.81-1.45) |
4,694 |
0.40 (0.26-0.53) |
|
Male |
14,824 |
1.29 (0.62-1.96) |
38,987 |
3.39 (2.64-4.15) |
6,351 |
0.55 (0.36-0.75) |
* Based on the U.S. census population
