1980 observed rate (OR80)* | 1996 observed rate (OR96)* | 1996 standardised rate (ER96)† | Crude | Employment adjusted | ||
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(OR96/OR80) | 95% CI | (ER96/OR80) | 95% CI | |||
*OR80, OR96, observed rates of fatal unintentional injury in 1980 and 1996, respectively. | ||||||
†1996 rate of fatal unintentional injury standardised to the distribution of employment in 1980. | ||||||
United States | ||||||
5.48 | 2.99 | 3.41 | 0.55 | 0.52 to 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.60 to 0.65 |
Northeast | ||||||
2.45 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 0.71 | 0.62 to 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.69 to 0.92 |
South | ||||||
7.42 | 3.77 | 4.46 | 0.51 | 0.48 to 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.56 to 0.64 |
Midwest | ||||||
5.08 | 2.99 | 3.39 | 0.59 | 0.54 to 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.61 to 0.73 |
West | ||||||
6.20 | 3.00 | 3.36 | 0.48 | 0.44 to 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.49 to 0.60 |