Journal article
Non-fatal injuries among urban and rural residents: the National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2001
Injury prevention, Vol.13(2), pp.115-119
04/2007
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.013201
PMCID: PMC2610578
PMID: 17446252
Abstract
Although death rates from injuries are higher in rural areas compared with large metropolitan areas, little is known about how non-fatal injury rates vary by rurality. Data from the 1997-2001 US National Health Interview Surveys were used to explore associations between rurality and non-fatal injury. A nationally representative survey. The annual injury rates per 1000 adults and 95% CIs were computed for medically attended injuries. Counties of residence were coded according to urban influence codes into four categories: large urban, small urban, suburban and rural. A linear-by-linear trend test was used to determine whether injury rates increase monotonically with county rurality. Logistic regression was used to control potential confounders. Compared with large urban counties, small urban counties experienced 8% higher injury odds (95% CI 1% to 15%); suburban counties 20% higher injury odds (95% CI 10% to 31%); and rural counties 30% higher injury odds (95% CI 17% to 43%) after adjusting for age, gender, marital status, education and health insurance. Rural residents had higher non-fatal injury rates than urban and suburban residents. Exploring this discrepancy can further contribute to new hypotheses regarding rural injury risk and ultimately lead to better suited interventions for rural residents.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Non-fatal injuries among urban and rural residents: the National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2001
- Creators
- Hope Tiesman - The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-5000, USACraig ZwerlingCorinne Peek-AsaNancy SprinceJoseph E Cavanaugh
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Injury prevention, Vol.13(2), pp.115-119
- DOI
- 10.1136/ip.2006.013201
- PMID
- 17446252
- PMCID
- PMC2610578
- NLM abbreviation
- Inj Prev
- ISSN
- 1353-8047
- eISSN
- 1475-5785
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- R49/CCR721682 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2007
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983985968002771
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