TABLE 2D: PERCENT DISTRIBUTION AND RATE OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
BY AGE AND SEX
NEW JERSEY, 1994 |
|
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
RATE |
| AGE
GROUP: ALL |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
531 |
7.6% |
91.8 |
| 5-14 |
822 |
11.8% |
77.9 |
| 15-
24 |
1,468 |
21.1% |
149.0 |
| 25-
44 |
1,945 |
28.0% |
75.8 |
| 45-64 |
967 |
13.9% |
58.9 |
| 65-84 |
949 |
13.6% |
98.0 |
| 85+ |
275 |
4.0% |
251.7 |
| TOTAL |
6,957 |
100.0% |
88.0 |
| MALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
310 |
7.2% |
104.7 |
| 5-14 |
614 |
14.2% |
113.7 |
| 15-
24 |
1,001 |
23.2% |
199.7 |
| 25-
44 |
1,338 |
31.0% |
105.7 |
| 45-64 |
555 |
12.8% |
70.3 |
| 65-84 |
423 |
9.8% |
105.4 |
| 85+ |
82 |
1.9% |
276.9 |
| TOTAL |
4,323 |
100.0% |
113.1 |
| FEMALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
221 |
8.4% |
78.2 |
| 5-14 |
208 |
7.9% |
40.4 |
| 15-24 |
467 |
17.7% |
96.5 |
| 25-44 |
607 |
23.0% |
46.7 |
| 45-64 |
412 |
15.6% |
48.3 |
| 65-84 |
526 |
20.0% |
92.7 |
| 85+ |
193 |
7.3% |
242.4 |
| TOTAL |
2,634 |
100.0% |
64.6 |
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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