Table 3

Annual prevalence of injury by gender and age group for farm and non-farm children

Female only
FarmNon-farm
n%n%
Ages 11–12
 Any injury11240.49636.2
 Severe injury3813.74617.3
Ages 13–14
 Any injury26051.720440.6
 Severe injury11222.26513.0
Ages 15–16
 Any injury19346.014335.6
 Severe injury6415.25614.1
Farm vs non-farm comparisons: any injury p=0.004
Severe p=0.004
Male only
FarmNon-farm
n%n%
Ages 11–12
 Any injury14552.912846.1
 Severe injury7527.24616.5
Ages 13–14
 Any injury27757.020741.8
 Severe injury14730.37114.3
Ages 15–16
 Any injury19647.517742.7
 Severe injury11227.08921.5
Farm vs non-farm comparisons: any injury p=0.002
Severe p<0.001