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**Injury and Poisoning Episodes and    Conditions: National Health Interview Survey, 1997**

**Series 10, No. 202. Injury and Poisoning    Episodes and Conditions: National Health Interview Survey, 1997. 46 pp. (PHS) 2000-1530.    GPO stock number and price forthcoming.**View/download PDF** 1.1    MB
This report provides a descriptive overview of    the first year of data from the injury section of the redesigned National Health Interview    Survey. The report uses improved methodology to produce more detailed and accurate    estimates. **Data    Highlights:In 1997, there were 34.4 million    episodes of injury and poisoning reported among the US civilian noninstitutionalized    population at a rate of 129 episodes of injury and poisoning per 1,000 persons (similar    for crude and adjusted rates). The injury and poisoning episodes resulted in 40.9 million    conditions, at a rate of 154 conditions per 1,000 persons (similar for crude and adjusted    rates).The age-adjusted injury and poisoning episode rate for males was 21%    higher than the rate for females. The age-adjusted injury and poisoning episode rate was higher for    non-Hispanic white persons than for either non-Hispanic black or Hispanic persons.In 1997, falls were the leading external cause of injury with 11.3 million    episodes of falls reported. The home was the most frequently reported place of injury, with 24% of    injuries occurring inside the home and another 18% outside the home. Leisure activities and paid work    were most often reported as the activities the person was engaged in when the injury    episode occurred, accounting for 22% and 19%, respectively. **Keywords: National Health Interview    Survey, injury episodes, poisoning episodes, injury conditions

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