Cumulative incidence of work injury and repetitive movement injury over the 12 months before the survey, across educational and occupational match categories, stratified by sex. Employed respondents aged ≥25 years from the Canadian Community Health Surveys: 2003 and 2005 (N=32 290 men, 31 172 women)
| Men | Women | |||
| Injuries requiring medical attention | Repetitive movement injuries | Injuries requiring medical attention | Repetitive movement injuries | |
| Education/occupation match | ||||
| Under-educated | 3.7 (3.0–4.2) | 6.9 (6.0–7.7) | 1.6 (1.1–2.0) | 9.3 (8.3–10.2) |
| Matched | 3.4 (3.0–3.8) | 7.3 (6.5–8.0) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 8.0 (7.3–8.7) |
| Over-educated | 3.9 (3.2–4.6) | 8.1 (7.2–9.1) | 1.8 (1.4–2.1) | 9.2 (8.3–10.1) |
Results are shown as percentages.