TABLE 2C: PERCENT DISTRIBUTION AND RATE
OF MODERATE TO SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
BY AGE AND SEX
NEW JERSEY, 1994 |
|
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
RATE
PER 100,000 |
| AGE
GROUP: ALL |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
122 |
5.8% |
21.1 |
| 5-14 |
147 |
6.9% |
13.9 |
| 15-24 |
306 |
14.4% |
31.1 |
| 25-44 |
516 |
24.4% |
20.1 |
| 45-64 |
351 |
16.6% |
21.4 |
| 65-84 |
532 |
25.1% |
54.9 |
| 85+ |
145 |
6.8% |
132.7 |
| TOTAL |
2,119 |
100.0% |
26.8 |
| MALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
72 |
5.1% |
24.3 |
| 5-14 |
109 |
7.7% |
20.2 |
| 15-24 |
241 |
17.0% |
48.1 |
| 25-44 |
401 |
28.2% |
31.7 |
| 45-64 |
266 |
18.7% |
33.7 |
| 65-84 |
279 |
19.6% |
69.5 |
| 85+ |
53 |
3.7% |
179.0 |
| TOTAL |
1,421 |
100.0% |
37.2 |
| FEMALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
50 |
7.2% |
17.7 |
| 5-14 |
38 |
5.4% |
7.4 |
| 15-24 |
65 |
9.3% |
13.4 |
| 25-44 |
115 |
16.5% |
8.8 |
| 45-64 |
85 |
12.2% |
10.0 |
| 65-84 |
253 |
36.2% |
44.6 |
| 85+ |
92 |
13.2% |
115.5 |
| TOTAL |
698 |
100.0% |
17.1 |
NOTES:
- 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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