Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey, 2014
Table P-5b, page 4 of 9
Table P-5b. Annualized frequency (number in thousands) of medically consulted injury and poisoning episodes, by selected characteristics: United States, 2014
Selected characteristic |
All persons
|
Number of episodes1
|
| Total |
313,090
|
39.549
|
Sex |
||
| Male |
153,025
|
20,091
|
| Female |
160,065
|
19,459
|
Age |
||
| Under 12 years |
48,443
|
4,782
|
| 12-17 |
24,964
|
4,972
|
| 18-44 |
112,146
|
12,192
|
| 45-64 |
82,604
|
10,140
|
| 65-74 years |
26,210
|
3,551
|
| 75 years and over |
18,724
|
3,913
|
Race |
||
| One race2 |
306,030
|
38,566
|
| White |
244,763
|
32,387
|
| Black or African American |
40,340
|
4,238
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
2,992
|
593
|
| Asian |
17,461
|
1,309
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
473
|
*
|
| Two or more races3 |
7,060
|
983
|
| Black or African American, white |
2,311
|
333
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, white |
2,144
|
*238
|
Hispanic or Latino origin4 and race |
||
| Hispanic or Latino |
54,477
|
3,740
|
| Mexican or Mexican American |
34,835
|
2,041
|
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
258,614
|
35,809
|
| White, single race |
195,897
|
29,119
|
| Black or African American, single race |
37,961
|
4,126
|
Education5 |
||
| Less than a high school diploma |
27,164
|
2,868
|
| High school diploma or GED6 |
54,688
|
6,873
|
| Some college |
57,708
|
8,507
|
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
65,986
|
8,294
|
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ● National Center for Health Statistics
