Table 4

Overt risk-taking scale by injury severity

Female only
FarmNon-farm
No treated injuryNo serious injurySerious injuryNo treated injuryNo serious injurySerious injury
Overt risk-taking scale(n=580)(n=325)(n=199)(n=643)(n=262)(n=161)
%%%%%%
None/minimal043.231.937.945.049.544.0
0.539.345.236.940.336.831.7
Moderate112.315.111.19.710.713.9
1.55.16.410.63.42.310.2
Frequent20.11.43.61.60.60.2
Scale mean0.390.500.510.0380.340.47
(95% CI)(0.34–0.44)(0.42–0.58)(0.41–0.61)(0.32–0.44)(0.29–0.40)(0.34–0.60)
Association with injury: farm p=0.018Non-farm p=0.183
Male only
FarmNon-farm
No treated injuryNo serious injurySerious injuryNo treated injuryNo serious injurySerious injury
(n=478)(n=261)(n=290)(n=586)(n=276)(n=169)
Overt risk-taking scale%%%%%%
None/minimal038.529.020.645.140.328.2
0.542.942.638.138.039.441.4
Moderate111.817.715.89.712.821.2
1.54.28.519.35.34.78.2
Frequent22.52.26.21.92.81.0
Scale mean0.430.560.740.390.470.51
(95% CI)(0.37–0.49)(0.47–0.64)(0.65–0.83)(0.33–0.44)(0.38–0.55)(0.41–0.62)
Association with injury: farm p<0.001Non-farm p=0.039