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Time trends in socioeconomic inequalities in road traffic injuries to children, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 1988–2003
  1. J Adams,
  2. M White,
  3. P Heywood
  1. School of Population and Health Sciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr J Adams
 School of Population and Health Sciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; j.m.adamsncl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2004.007823

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    Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood road traffic injuries (RTIs) have been well documented.1 However, in is not clear if, and how, these inequalities have changed over recent years.2–4 We investigated time trends in socioeconomic inequalities in childhood RTIs between 1988 and 2003 using police data from the North East of England.

    Methods

    The British police record a variety of information on each collision involving a vehicle they are aware of, including: the circumstances of the collision, and the drivers, vehicles, and casualties involved. This information is collated as STATS19 returns. Between July 1988 and June 2003 Northumbria Police also recorded the home postcode of all casualties.

    Using data from the 1991 census, we calculated Townsend Deprivation Scores (TDS)5 for all enumeration districts in the area covered by Northumbria Police (Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). After linking postcodes to enumeration districts, RTI counts in children under 16, and population denominator data from the 1991 census, were …

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    Footnotes

    • This study used anonymous data and did not require ethical permission.

      All authors conceived the idea for this analysis. JA performed the analysis and drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed to interpretation of the data and results. All authors have read and approved the final version.

    • No special funding was received for the analysis or preparation of this paper.

    • None of the authors is aware of any competing interests in relation to this manuscript.