Average annual rate (per 100 000 children), number and percent of pediatric pedestrian injuries by age, gender, primary party at fault, driver action, and street classification according to intersection and midblock locations (Long Beach, CA, 1992–95)
| Intersection | Midblock | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Rate per100 000 | No (%) | Rate per 100 000 | No (%) | Rate per 100 000 | |
| *p<0.001. | ||||||
| Total | 230 (37.7) | 69.1 | 380 (62.3) | 114.2 | 610 (100.0) | 183.3 |
| Age (years)* | ||||||
| 0–4 | 35 (15.3) | 26.5 | 116 (30.5) | 88.0 | 151 (24.8) | 114.5 |
| 5–9 | 96 (41.7) | 86.0 | 198 (52.1) | 177.4 | 294 (48.2) | 263.4 |
| 10–14 | 99 (43.0) | 110.8 | 66 (17.4) | 73.8 | 165 (27.0) | 184.6 |
| Gender* | ||||||
| Male | 124 (53.9) | 73.1 | 254 (66.8) | 150.0 | 378 (62.0) | 223.0 |
| Female | 106 (46.1) | 64.9 | 126 (33.2) | 77.2 | 232 (38.0) | 142.1 |
| Primary fault* | ||||||
| Driver | 112 (48.7) | 44 (11.6) | 156 (25.6) | |||
| Pedestrian | 73 (31.7) | 254 (66.8) | 327 (53.6) | |||
| Unknown/undetermined | 45 (19.6) | 82 (21.6) | 127 (20.8) | |||
| Driver action | ||||||
| Proceeding straight | 141 (61.3) | 352 (92.6) | 493 (80.8) | |||
| Turning | 68 (29.6) | 2 (0.5) | 70 (11.5) | |||
| Backing | 0 | 7 (1.9) | 7 (1.1) | |||
| Other movement | 9 (3.9) | 11 (2.9) | 20 (3.3) | |||
| Stopped | 9 (3.9) | 5 (1.3) | 14 (2.3) | |||
| Unknown | 3 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | |||
| Distance incident to child's residence* | ||||||
| 0–50 feet | 8 (3.5) | 64 (16.9) | 72 (11.8) | |||
| 51–100 feet | 7 (3.0) | 42 (11.1) | 49 (8.0) | |||
| 101 feet–0.10 miles | 52 (22.6) | 86 (22.6) | 138 (22.6) | |||
| 0.11–0.50 miles | 68 (29.6) | 49 (12.9) | 117 (19.2) | |||
| 0.51–1.00 miles | 29 (12.6) | 32 (8.4) | 61 (10.0) | |||
| 1.01–3.00 miles | 17 (7.4) | 29 (7.6) | 46 (7.5) | |||
| 3.01–10.00 miles | 7 (3.0) | 11 (2.9) | 18 (3.0) | |||
| Unknown | 42 (18.3) | 67 (17.6) | 109 (17.9) | |||