Table 1 Demographic and healthcare use characteristics of injured young people and their matched comparison by grade, linked health and school performance data NSW, 2005–2018
| Â | Grade 31 | Grade 52 | Grade 73 | Grade 94 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Injury case (n = 50,213) | Comparison (n = 50,213) | Injury case (n = 46,034) | Comparison (n = 46,034) | Injury case (n = 36,962) | Comparison (n = 36,962) | Injury case (n = 24,501) | Comparison (n = 24,501) | ||||||||
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
 Male | 28,473 | 56.7 | 28,473 | 56.7 | 26,221 | 57.0 | 26,221 | 57.0 | 21,392 | 57.9 | 21,392 | 57.9 | 14,924 | 60.9 | 14,924 | 60.9 |
 Female | 21,740 | 43.3 | 21,740 | 43.3 | 19,813 | 43.0 | 19,813 | 43.0 | 15,570 | 42.1 | 15,570 | 42.1 | 9577 | 39.1 | 9577 | 39.1 |
Location of residence | ||||||||||||||||
 Urban | 36,295 | 72.3 | 36,295 | 72.3 | 32,986 | 71.7 | 32,986 | 71.7 | 26,736 | 72.3 | 26,736 | 72.3 | 17,966 | 73.3 | 17,966 | 73.3 |
 Rural | 13,893 | 27.7 | 13,893 | 27.7 | 13,027 | 28.3 | 13,027 | 28.3 | 10,209 | 27.6 | 10,209 | 27.6 | 6517 | 26.6 | 6517 | 26.6 |
 Not known | 25 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||||||||||||||
 Most disadvantaged | 10,658 | 21.2 | 10,658 | 21.2 | 9581 | 20.8 | 9581 | 20.8 | 7507 | 20.3 | 7507 | 20.3 | 4737 | 19.3 | 4737 | 19.3 |
 2 | 11,450 | 22.8 | 11,450 | 22.8 | 10,568 | 23.0 | 10,568 | 23.0 | 8324 | 22.5 | 8324 | 22.5 | 5315 | 21.7 | 5315 | 21.7 |
 3 | 10,890 | 21.7 | 10,890 | 21.7 | 10,118 | 22.0 | 10,118 | 22.0 | 8151 | 22.1 | 8151 | 22.1 | 5400 | 22.0 | 5400 | 22.0 |
 4 | 5306 | 10.6 | 5306 | 10.6 | 4782 | 10.4 | 4782 | 10.4 | 3933 | 10.6 | 3933 | 10.6 | 2706 | 11.0 | 2706 | 11.0 |
 Least disadvantaged | 11,882 | 23.7 | 11,882 | 23.7 | 10,962 | 23.8 | 10,962 | 23.8 | 9029 | 24.4 | 9029 | 24.4 | 6324 | 25.8 | 6324 | 25.8 |
 Not known | 27 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 |
LBOTE5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Non-LBOTE | 39,072 | 77.8 | 38,669 | 77.0 | 36,710 | 79.8 | 36,365 | 79.0 | 29,850 | 80.8 | 29,629 | 80.2 | 19,815 | 80.9 | 19,695 | 80.4 |
 LBOTE | 10,889 | 21.7 | 11,299 | 22.5 | 9213 | 20.0 | 9569 | 27.8 | 7067 | 19.1 | 7280 | 19.7 | 4662 | 19.0 | 4778 | 19.5 |
 Not known | 252 | 0.5 | 245 | 0.5 | 111 | 0.2 | 100 | 0.2 | 45 | 0.1 | 53 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 |
Health condition | ||||||||||||||||
 0 | 49,875 | 99.3 | 49,577 | 98.7 | 45,707 | 99.3 | 45,382 | 95.6 | 36,367 | 99.3 | 36,393 | 98.5 | 24,320 | 99.3 | 24,042 | 98.1 |
 1 | 323 | 0.6 | 624 | 1.2 | 311 | 0.7 | 644 | 1.4 | 255 | 0.7 | 560 | 1.5 | 174 | 0.7 | 454 | 1.9 |
 ≥2 | 15 | 0.03 | 12 | 0.02 | 16 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.02 | 10 | 0.03 | 9 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.02 |
Parent highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||
 Year 11 or equivalent | 3714 | 7.4 | 3226 | 6.4 | 4230 | 9.2 | 3685 | 8.0 | 3139 | 8.5 | 2817 | 7.6 | 2003 | 8.2 | 1868 | 7.6 |
 Year 12  or equivalent | 2042 | 4.1 | 1950 | 3.9 | 2315 | 5.0 | 2241 | 4.9 | 1796 | 4.9 | 1743 | 4.7 | 1211 | 4.9 | 1221 | 5.0 |
 Certificate I-IV or trade | 14,716 | 29.3 | 14,596 | 29.1 | 13,704 | 29.8 | 13,723 | 29.8 | 11,122 | 30.1 | 11,172 | 30.2 | 7319 | 29.9 | 7315 | 18.3 |
 Advanced diploma/ diploma | 8317 | 16.6 | 8438 | 16.8 | 7846 | 17.0 | 17,795 | 38.7 | 6625 | 17.9 | 6576 | 17.8 | 9205 | 37.6 | 9301 | 38.0 |
 Bachelor degree or higher | 18,880 | 37.6 | 19,717 | 39.3 | 17,260 | 34.5 | 17,795 | 38.7 | 13,856 | 37.5 | 14,250 | 38.6 | 9205 | 37.6 | 9301 | 38.0 |
 Not stated/not known | 2544 | 5.1 | 2286 | 4.6 | 679 | 1.5 | 630 | 1.4 | 424 | 1.2 | 404 | 1.1 | 296 | 1.2 | 320 | 1.3 |
Health care use | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
ED visits | 6.7 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Hospital admissions | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
Hospital length of stay | 6.3 | 19.3 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 16.0 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 |