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Deaths from injury in children and employment status in family: analysis of trends in class specific death rates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine socioeconomic inequalities in rates of death from injury in children in England and Wales.

Design

Analysis of rates of death from injury in children by the eight class version of the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC) and by the registrar general's social classification.

Setting

England and Wales during periods of four years around the 1981, 1991, and 2001 censuses.

Subjects

Children aged 0-15 years.

Main outcome measures

Death rates from injury and poisoning.

Results

Rates of death from injury in children fell from 11.1 deaths (95% confidence interval 10.8 to 11.5 deaths) per 100,000 children per year around the 1981 census to 4.0 deaths (3.8 to 4.2 deaths) per 100,000 children per year around the 2001 census. Socioeconomic inequalities remain: the death rate from all external causes for children of parents classified as never having worked or as long term unemployed (NS-SEC 8) was 13.1 (10.3 to 16.5) times that for children in NS-SEC 1(higher managerial/professional occupations). For deaths as pedestrians the rate in NS-SEC 8 was 20.6 (10.6 to 39.9) times higher than in NS-SEC 1; for deaths as cyclists it was 27.5 (6.4 to 118.2) times higher; for deaths due to fires it was 37.7 (11.6 to 121.9) times higher; and for deaths of undetermined intent it was 32.6 (15.8 to 67.2) times higher.

Conclusions

Overall rates of death from injury and poisoning in children have fallen in England and Wales over the past 20 years, except for rates in children in families in which no adult is in paid employment. Serious inequalities in injury death rates remain, particularly for pedestrians, cyclists, house fires, and deaths of undetermined intent.

SUBMITTER: Edwards P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1502180 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Deaths from injury in children and employment status in family: analysis of trends in class specific death rates.

Edwards Phil P Roberts Ian I Green Judith J Lutchmun Suzanne S

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20060707 7559

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine socioeconomic inequalities in rates of death from injury in children in England and Wales.<h4>Design</h4>Analysis of rates of death from injury in children by the eight class version of the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC) and by the registrar general's social classification.<h4>Setting</h4>England and Wales during periods of four years around the 1981, 1991, and 2001 censuses.<h4>Subjects</h4>Children aged 0-15 years.<h4>Main outcome measur ...[more]

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