TABLE 2A: PERCENT DISTRIBUTION AND RATE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
BY AGE AND SEX
NEW JERSEY, 1994 |
|
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
RATE
PER 100,000 |
| AGE
GROUP: ALL |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
725 |
6.9% |
125.3 |
| 5-14 |
1,027 |
9.8% |
97.4 |
| 15-24 |
1,974 |
18.8% |
200.4 |
| 25-44 |
2,811 |
26.8% |
109.6 |
| 45-64 |
1,530 |
14.6% |
93.2 |
| 65-84 |
1,838 |
17.5% |
189.8 |
| 85+ |
574 |
5.5% |
529.5 |
| TOTAL |
10,479 |
100.0% |
132.6 |
| MALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
422 |
6.3% |
142.6 |
| 5-14 |
759 |
11.3% |
140.5 |
| 15-24 |
1,392 |
20.8% |
277.8 |
| 25-44 |
2,022 |
30.2% |
159.6 |
| 45-64 |
975 |
14.6% |
123.5 |
| 65-84 |
905 |
13.5% |
225.6 |
| 85+ |
213 |
3.2% |
719.5 |
| TOTAL |
6,688 |
100.0% |
174.9 |
| FEMALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
303 |
8.0% |
107.2 |
| 5-14 |
268 |
7.1% |
52.1 |
| 15-24 |
582 |
15.4% |
120.3 |
| 25-44 |
789 |
20.8% |
60.7 |
| 45-64 |
555 |
14.6% |
65.1 |
| 65-84 |
933 |
24.6% |
164.4 |
| 85+ |
361 |
9.5% |
453.4 |
| TOTAL |
3,791 |
100.0% |
92.9 |
NOTES:
- TBI Incidence rate=No. of
incidents*100,000/Estimated New Jersey population
- Population estimates were developed by the U.S. Bureau of Census.
- Includes all levels of severity and fatalities
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