Table 1

Distribution of the 110 066 children (0–14 years) with injuries recorded in the EDISS* database during the five year period 1996–2000 by demographic variables and permanent disability of the injured child

	Disabled			Non-disabled children
Variable	No	%	Prevalence (‰)	No	%	p Value (χ²; 1 df)
*Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System.
Gender						0.92
Male	158	62.9	2.3	69 440	63.2
Female	93	37.1	2.3	40 375	36.8
Age (years)						0.001
<5	42	16.7	1.1	39 876	36.3
5–9	75	29.9	2.7	27 444	25
10–14	134	53.4	3.1	42 495	38.7
Nationality						0.005
Greek	224	89.2	2.2	102 758	93.5
Migrant	27	10.8	3.8	7 057	6.5
Place of residence						0.001
Urban	217	86.5	2.6	84 704	77.1
Rural	34	13.5	1.4	25 111	22.9