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| MMWR Weekly Vol. 65, No. 26 July 8, 2016 |
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QuickStats: Percentage* of Medically Attended Injury Episodes† That Resulted in Time Lost from Work§ or School,¶ by Number of Days Lost — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2011–2014
Weekly / July 8, 2016 / 65(26);683
* With 95% confidence intervals.
† An injury episode refers to a trauma event resulting in damage to the body from an external cause. Estimates are for nonfatal, medically attended injuries occurring during the 5 weeks preceding the interview.
§ Time lost from work among persons aged ≥13 years who were employed at the time of injury.
¶ Time lost from school among students aged ≥5 years who attended school at the time of injury.
During 2011–2014, an average of 15.6 million medically attended injury episodes were reported annually among employed persons aged ≥13 years. Nearly half of these injury episodes resulted in time lost from work: 7% for <1 day, 26% for 1–5 days, and 15% for ≥6 days. An average of 9.4 million medically attended injury episodes were reported annually among persons aged ≥5 years who attended school. More than one third of these injury episodes resulted in time lost from school: 9% for <1 day, 25% for 1–5 days, and 3% for ≥6 days.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2014 data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2014 data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Reported by: Yahtyng Sheu, PhD, ysheu@cdc.gov, 301-458-4354; Holly Hedegaard, MD.
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