Table 6
Percentage distribution of type of injury among people sustaining at least one activity-limiting work injury in past year, by occupational category, employed household population aged 18 to 75, Canada, 2003
Occupational category |
Type of injury
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total
|
Sprain/ Strain
|
Cut
|
Fracture
|
Burn/ Scald
|
Scrape
|
Dislocation
|
Other
|
|
Total† |
100.0
|
39.8
|
21.1
|
10.9
|
6.2
|
5.8
|
3.1
|
13.2
|
White collar |
100.0
|
48.4*
|
18.3
|
8.3E
|
5.9E
|
3.0E
|
13.6
|
|
Sales, service |
100.0
|
37.7
|
20.9
|
8.9E
|
5.4E
|
3.2E
|
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Trades, transport, equipment operation |
100.0
|
37.2
|
21.0
|
10.9
|
4.4E
|
6.5E
|
3.3E
|
14.8
|
Primary industries |
100.0
|
38.9
|
22.4E
|
3.2E
|
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Processing, manufacturing, utilities |
100.0
|
32.7*
|
21.7
|
15.2E
|
5.9E
|
17.3E
|
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† Reference category | ||||||||
* Significantly different from estimate for Total (p < 0.05) | ||||||||
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) | ||||||||
F too unreliable to be published (coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%) | ||||||||
Source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. |
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