Table 2

Gender and age by mean (confidence interval, CI) and median injury rate/2000 exposure hours (equivalent to one child year)

VariableNo (%)Mean injury rate (95% CI)MedianRange
*t Statistic (df) = 1.93 (358), p = 0.05 (mean).
Z statistic = −2.53, p = 0.01 (median).
t Statistic (df) = 2.47 (334), p = 0.01 (mean).
Z statistic = 2.72, p = 0.01 (median).
Gender*
    Boys197 (55)6.4 (6.0 to 6.8)4.50–38
    Girls163 (45)5.0 (4.6 to 5.3)3.00–47
Age in years†
    2.0–3.5174 (48)6.8 (6.5 to 7.3)5.10–47
    3.6–6.0186 (52)4.5 (4.2 to 4.9)2.90–38
Total360 (100)5.7 (5.4 to 6.0)3.80–47