TABLE
1A: DISTRIBUTION AND RATE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
BY SEX, AGE, CAUSE, RACE AND HOSPITALIZATION STATUS
NEW JERSEY, 1994 |
| CATEGORY |
NON-
HOSPITALIZED
DEATHS |
HOSPITALIZED
DEATHS |
NON-FATAL
HOSPITALIZATIONS |
TOTAL
INCIDENCE |
RATE
PER
100,000 |
| SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
461 |
311 |
5,916 |
6,688 |
174.9 |
| Female |
162 |
145 |
3,484 |
3,791 |
92.9 |
| TOTAL |
623 |
456 |
9,400 |
10,479 |
132.6 |
| AGE
GROUP |
|
|
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
18 |
8 |
699 |
725 |
125.3 |
| 5-14 |
15 |
15 |
997 |
1,027 |
97.4 |
| 15-24 |
118 |
41 |
1,815 |
1,974 |
200.4 |
| 25-44 |
213 |
81 |
2,517 |
2,811 |
109.6 |
| 45-64 |
107 |
66 |
1,357 |
1,530 |
93.2 |
| 65-84 |
117 |
172 |
1,549 |
1,838 |
189.8 |
| 85+ |
35 |
73 |
466 |
574 |
529.5 |
| TOTAL |
623 |
456 |
9,400 |
10,479 |
132.6 |
| CAUSE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Motor
vehicle (E810-E819) |
204 |
112 |
3,636 |
3,952 |
50.0 |
| Falls
(E880-E888) |
53 |
244 |
3,475 |
3,772 |
47.7 |
| Other
unintentional (E800-E807, E826-E879,E890-E949) |
95 |
29 |
1,099 |
1,223 |
15.5 |
| Assaults/Homicide
(E960-E969) |
103 |
38 |
1,013 |
1,154 |
14.6 |
| Suicide/Self-inflicted
(E950-E959) |
149 |
10 |
35 |
194 |
2.5 |
| Other
external (E970-E999) |
17 |
22 |
54 |
93 |
1.2 |
| Unknown |
2 |
1 |
88 |
91 |
1.2 |
| TOTAL |
623 |
456 |
9,400 |
10,479 |
132.6 |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
484 |
345 |
7,231 |
8,060 |
126.0 |
| Black |
125 |
71 |
1,437 |
1,633 |
144.0 |
| Other/unknown |
14 |
40 |
732 |
786 |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
623 |
456 |
9,400 |
10,479 |
132.6 |
NOTE:
- TBI Incidence rate = No. of incidents*100,000/Estimated New Jersey population
- Population estimates were developed by the U.S. Bureau of Census.
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