Hospitalized Farm Injuries in Canada April 1990 to March 1995, by age group and sex
| Machinery | Non-machinery | Farm population* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | % Of total (n=4042) | Sex ratio (m:f) | % Of total (n=4221) | Sex ratio (m:f) | % Of total (n=852435) |
| *Source: 1991 Canada Census of Agriculture.27 | |||||
| Note: direct comparisons of machinery and non-machinery injury counts should be avoided due to differential rates of case identification. | |||||
| 0–9 | 7.6 | 3:1 | 7.6 | 2:1 | 15.4 |
| 10–19 | 12.8 | 8:1 | 12.3 | 2:1 | 18.5 |
| 20–29 | 10.3 | 10:1 | 10.9 | 3:1 | 11.1 |
| 30–39 | 15.3 | 10:1 | 18.2 | 3:1 | 14.7 |
| 40–49 | 15.3 | 8:1 | 16.6 | 3:1 | 14.8 |
| 50–59 | 14.6 | 9:1 | 14.0 | 4:1 | 12.7 |
| 60–69 | 14.1 | 16:1 | 12.6 | 4:1 | 8.8 |
| 70+ | 9.9 | 39:1 | 7.8 | 3:1 | 4.0 |
| Total | 100 | 9:1 | 100 | 3:1 | 100 |