Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 12.1

Annual accident rates per 100 adults, by minority ethnic group

 
Aged 16 and over             1999

Accident rates
Minority ethnic group
    General
population
  Black          
  Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish  
Men              

Observed              
Annual major accident rate per 100 men 15 12 12 7 7 16 19
Standard error of the accident rate 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.6 2.2 2.5 1.1
Annual minor accident rate per 100 men 147 69 55 32 142 191 200
Standard error of the accident rate 29.2 19.3 17.5 15.3 40.7 42.1 16.1

Standardised ratio of rates
Annual major accidents 0.73 0.54 0.50 0.31 0.34 0.90 1
Standard error 0.12 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.11 0.18
Annual minor accidents 0.61 0.31 0.18 0.11 0.55 1.10 1
Standard error 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.18 0.29  

Women              

Observed
Annual major accident rate per 100 women 12 10 9 3 7 12 15
Standard error of the accident rate 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.1 2.0 1.9 0.9
Annual minor accident rate per 100 women 134 76 46 28 28 172 120
Standard error of the accident rate 24.7 23.4 15.3 18.0 14.1 31.2 10.8

Standardised ratio of rates
Annual major accidents 0.80 0.64 0.68 0.32 0.46 0.88 1
Standard error 0.15 0.12 0.21 0.11 0.14 0.17
Annual minor accidents 1.13 0.55 0.31 0.14 0.16 1.33 1
Standard error 0.24 0.18 0.11 0.09 0.09 0.27  


Bases (weighted):
Men 367 595 358 137 96 1546 43301
Women 503 616 370 139 113 1988 51813

Bases (unweighted):
Men 547 626 620 533 301 537 3558
Women 748 657 643 563 361 708 4240

 


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