Table 2

Model based rates of burn injuries among children ages 0–4 years, 1994–95. Rates per 100 000/year with 95% confidence intervals shown in parentheses

MetropolitanNon-metropolitan
African-AmericanWhiteAfrican-AmericanWhite
Boys
Poverty
    High1290 (1192 to 1360)877 (803 to 941)820 (728 to 909)773 (715 to 822)
    Low1126 (1011 to 1226)680 (647 to 705)939 (857 to 1010)600 (565 to 629)
Girls
Poverty
    High1357 (1234 to 1452)599 (548 to 647)1196 (1076 to 1299)528 (488 to 566)
    Low809 (740 to 869)465 (441 to 486)713 (644 to 777)410 (385 to 433)