Table 2

Emergency department attendances for intentional and unintentional injury by patient demographics, incident location, hospital admittance and deprivation, 2004/2005 to 2009/2010

Injury type	Intentional						Unintentional						2004–2010
Year	2004/2005	2005/2006	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009	2009/2010	2004/2005	2005/2006	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009	2009/2010	Intentional	Unintentional	χ²	p Value between injury types
Total attendances	4188	4206	4005	3518	3068	2698	37 276	37 390	37 776	39 628	36 047	32 996	21 683	221 113	399	<0.001
% of ED attendances	4.9	4.6	4.3	3.8	3.3	3.0	43.8	41.1	40.6	42.3	38.3	36.8	4.0	40.5
% Men	63.3	60.6	61.4	60.8	62.3	64.6	56.1	55.4	55.6	54.7	54.8	53.7	62.0	55.1
Age group (%)
0–4 years	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	7.6	7.2	8.1	8.8	9.3	6.2	0.1	8.3	9731	<0.001
5–17 years	16.9	16.5	18.1	15.3	14.5	13.3	24.8	25.5	24.4	24.7	24.4	22.2	16.0	24.4
18–34 years	37.8	40.2	40.4	42.9	44.0	44.4	19.7	19.6	19.9	19.7	18.9	18.8	41.3	19.5
35–64 years	43.7	41.8	39.9	40.5	40.0	40.8	33.8	33.8	33.4	32.0	31.9	33.1	41.2	33.0
65+ years	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.3	14.2	13.9	14.2	14.8	15.5	16.6	1.4	14.8
Location (%)
Home	14.3	13.6	14.8	20.4	14	11.6	27.7	27.8	26.4	29	25.7	24.3	14.8	26.9	7688	<0.001
Other	29.8	31.7	24.2	22.1	27.7	24.1	37.9	37.3	34.6	36.4	38.9	37.5	26.8	37.1
Public place	55.9	54.8	61	57.6	58.3	64.3	34.4	34.9	39	34.6	35.4	38.2	58.3	36
Admitted to hospital (%)	32.5	33.9	33.5	34.3	30.1	27.2	10.5	10.0	10.5	10.9	11.0	11.8	32.2	10.7	8250	<0.001
Live in most deprived area (%)	57.0	58.0	60.3	59.4	59.8	59.3	38.1	38.6	38.1	38.9	38.2	37.8	58.8	38.3	3669	<0.001
Alcohol consumed (%)
Yes	51.7	50.7	46.3	41.2	42.8	48.4	6.0	5.4	4.2	4.1	4.3	5.5	47.2	4.9	52 502	<0.001
No	35.5	36.3	42.5	47.3	40.3	38.7	91.8	92.5	94.7	94.9	87.5	92.5	39.9	92.4
Unknown	12.8	13.0	11.2	11.5	17.0	12.9	2.1	2.1	1.1	1.0	8.2	2.0	12.9	2.7