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Table 1 Summary of descriptive statistics for variables on injury reports to NJ Safe Schools state-law based surveillance, 12/1998-12/2013

From: Injury surveillance and associations with socioeconomic status indicators among youth/young workers in New Jersey secondary schools

Characteristic

Total (n)

Total (%)

DFG

  

 3

8

0.4

 4

87

4.5

 5

755

39.0

 6

1088

56.1

DFG Score

  

 High

1847

95.3

 Low

91

4.7

Gender

  

 Male

1373

71.7

 Female

543

28.3

Status

  

 Student

1809

96.4

 Staff

69

3.7

Treatment

  

 Hospital

746

55.6

 Doctor

595

44.4

Injury Location

  

 Finger

722

38.1

 Hand

199

10.5

 Eye

143

7.6

 Foot

68

3.6

 Back

50

2.6

 Face

45

2.4

 Other

281

14.9

 Multiple

188

9.9

 Arm

63

3.3

 Head

53

2.8

 Knee

33

1.7

 Ankle

49

2.6

Injury Type

  

 Fracture

70

4.0

 Burn

171

9.7

 Bruise/Bump

60

3.4

 Sprain

90

5.1

 Puncture

71

4.0

 Other

344

19.6

 Multiple

150

8.5

 Abrasion

45

2.6

 Cut/Laceration

758

43.1

Injury Mode

  

 Struck Against

292

15.9

 Caught In/Under/Between

113

6.2

 Extreme Temperature

145

7.9

 Other

451

24.6

 Rubbed/Abraded

47

2.6

 Fall (Same Level)

86

4.7

 Struck By

641

35.0

 Multiple

57

3.1

Severity

  

 Non-disabling

1230

68.1

 Temporary disabling

575

31.9

 Permanent Disability

1

0.1

PPE

  

 No

230

47.2

 Yes

258

52.9