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Injuries to Pedestrians and Bicyclists: An Analysis Based on Hospital Emergency Department Data.

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Table 71. Pedestrian age distribution in hospital datafiles.
California Hospital New York State Hospital North Carolina Trauma Registry
Age of Pedestrian Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped
Only

Total
Ped-MVRoad Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped
Only

Total
Ped-MVRoad Ped-MV
Non-rd.

Total
0-4 615(89.3)1
(10.5)2
58
(8.4)
(17.4)
16
(2.3)
(1.1)
689
(9.0)2
646
(65.1)
(6.6)
23
(2.3)
(7.1)
323
(32.6)
(4.8)
992
(5.9)
81
(89.0)
(11.6)
10
(11.0)
(23.3)
91
(12.3)
5-9 779(95.2)
(13.2)
18
(2.2)
(5.4)
21
(2.6)
(1.4)
818
(10.6)
962
(88.0)
(9.8)
22
(2.0)
(6.8)
109
(10.0)
(1.6)
1093
(6.5)
67
(95.7)
(9.6)
3
(4.3)
(7.0)
70
(9.4)
10-14 382
(86.0)
(6.5)
18
(4.1)
(5.4)
44
(9.9)
(3.0)
444
(5.8)
886
(81.9)
(9.0)
18
(1.7)
(5.6)
178
(16.5)
(2.6)
1082
(6.4)
60
(93.6)
(8.6)
4
(6.3)
(9.3)
64
(8.6)
15-19 325
(87.4)
(5.5)
13
(3.5)
(3.9)
34
(9.1)
(2.3)
372
(4.8)
659
(80.8)
(6.7)
22
(2.7)
(6.8)
135
(16.5)
(2.0)
816
(4.8)
51
(96.2)
(7.3)
2
(3.8)
(4.7)
53
(7.1)
20-24 350
(88.2)
(6.0)
20
(5.0)
(6.0)
27
(6.8)
(1.8)
397
(5.2)
584
(70.6)
(6.0)
20
(2.4)
(6.2)
223
(27.0)
(3.3)
827
(4.9)
41
(93.2)
(5.9)
3
(6.9)
(7.0)
44
(5.9)
25-44 1671
(83.1)
(28.4)
79
(3.9)
(23.7)
262
(13.0)
(17.7)
2012
(26.1)
2557
(63.4)
(26.1)
82
(2.0)
(25.4)
1394
(34.6)
(20.6)
4033
(23.9)
247
(96.1)
(35.3)
10
(3.9)
(23.3)
257
(34.6)
45-64 90
(73.5)
(15.3)
53
(4.3)
(15.9)
271
(22.1)
(18.3)
1224
(15.9)
1722
(49.9)
(17.6)
47
(1.4)
(14.6)
1679
(48.7)
(24.8)
3448
(20.4)
93
(92.1)
(13.3)
8
(7.9)
(18.6)
101
(13.6)
65-74 405
(58.5)
(6.9)
24
(3.5)
(7.2)
263
(38.0)
(17.7)
692
(9.0)
847
(43.1)
(8.7)
37
(1.9)
(11.5)
1082
(55.0)
(16.0)
1966
(11.6)
32
(97.0)
(4.6)
1
(3.0)
(2.3)
33
(4.5)
75+ 457
(43.4)
(7.8)
51
(4.8)
(15.3)
545
(51.8)
(36.8)
1053
(13.7)
933
(35.3)
(9.5)
52
(2.0)
(16.1)
1655
(62.7)
(24.4)
2640
(15.6)
27
(93.1)
(3.9)
2
(6.9)
(4.7)
29
(3.9)
Total 5884
(76.4)1
334
(4.3)
1483
(19.3)
7701
9796
(58.0)
323
(1.9)
6778
(40.1)
16,897
699
(94.2)
43
(5.8)
742
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 72. Pedestrian gender distribution in hospital datafiles.
California Hospital New York State Hospital North Carolina Trauma Registry
Gender of Pedestrian Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.

Total
Female 2177
(68.2)1
(37.0)2
136
(4.3)
(40.7)
877
(27.5)
(59.1)
3190
(41.4)2
3968
(49.8)
(40.5)
141
(1.8)
(43.6)
3852
(48.4)
(56.8)
7961
(47.1)
223
(93.3)
(31.8)
16
(6.7)
(37.2)
239
(32.1)
Male 3707
(82.2)
(63.0)
198
(4.4)
(59.3)
606
(13.4)
(40.9)
4511
(58.6)
5828
(65.2)
(59.5)
182
(2.0)
(56.4)
2926
(32.7)
(43.2)
8936
(52.9)
478
(94.7)
(68.2)
27
(5.4)
(62.8)
505
(67.9)
Total 5884
(76.4)1
334
(4.3)
1483
(19.3)
7701
9796
(58.0)
323
(1.9)
6778
(40.1)
16,897 701
(94.2)
43
(5.8)
744
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 73. Pedestrian race distribution in hospital datafiles.
California Hospital New York State Hospital North Carolina Trauma Registry
Pedestrian Race Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.

Total
White 2346
(65.3)1
(40.2)2
183
(5.1)
(55.2)
1064
(29.6)
(72.2)
3593
(47.0)2
5058
(50.1)
(56.0)
237
(2.4)
(77.2)
4793
(47.5)
(74.0)
10,088
(63.8)
350
(92.6)
(50.7)
28
(7.4)
(65.1)
378
(51.6)
Black 833
(86.1)
(14.3)
21
(2.2)
(6.3)
113
(11.7)
(7.7)
967
(12.7)
2128
(72.0)
(23.6)
31
(1.1)
(10.1)
799
(27.0)
(12.3)
2958
(18.7)
300
(95.9)
(43.5)
13
(4.2)
(30.2)
313
(42.7)
Native American -- -- -- -- 27
(64.3)
(0.3)
3
(7.1)
(1.0)
12
(28.6)
(0.2)
42
(0.3)
4
(100.0)
(0.6)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
4
(0.6)
Asian or Pacific Islander 479
(84.2)
(8.2)
23
(4.0)
(7.0)
67
(11.8)
(4.6)
569
(7.4)
351
(64.1)
(3.9)
12
(2.2)
(3.9)
185
(33.8)
(2.9)
548
(3.5)
4
(80.0)
(0.6)
1
(20.0)
(2.3)
5
(0.7)
Hispanic 2074
(86.9)
(35.5)
97
(4.1)
(29.2)
216
(9.1)
(14.7)
2387
(31.2)
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other 106
(82.8)
(1.8)
8
(6.3)
(2.4)
14
(11.0)
(1.0)
128
(1.7)
1467
(67.3)
(16.2)
24
(1.1)
(7.8)
689
(31.6)
(10.6)
2180
(13.8)
32
(97.0)
(4.6)
1
(3.0)
(2.3)
33
(4.5)
Total 5838
(76.4)1
332
(4.3)
1474
(19.3)
7644
9031 (57.1) 307
(1.9)
6478
(41.0)
15,816
690
(94.1)
43
(5.9)
733
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 74. Pedestrian length-of-stay (days) distribution in hospital datafiles.
Length of Stay (days) in Hospital California Hospital New York State Hospital North Carolina Trauma Registry
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.

Total
1 1457
(80.4)1
(24.8)2
77
(4.2)
(23.1)
278
(15.3)
(18.7)
1812
(23.5)2
1510
(64.9)
(15.4)
77
(1.8)
(12.7)
776
(33.3)
(11.4)
2327
(13.8)
157
(95.7)
(22.9)
7
(4.3)
(17.1)
164
(22.6)
2-4 1895
(70.9)
(32.2)
133
(5.0)
(39.9)
646
(24.2)
(43.6)
2674
(34.7)
3013
(55.6)
(30.8)
99
(1.8)
(30.7)
2304
(42.5)
(34.0)
5416
(32.1)
168
(89.8)
(24.5)
19
(10.2)
(46.3)
187
(25.7)
5-9 1233
(16.0)
(21.0)
75
(4.4)
(22.5)
407
(23.7)
(27.4)
1715
(22.3)
2126
(51.0)
(21.7)
81
(1.9)
(25.1)
1966
(47.1)
(29.0)
4173
(24.7)
153
(95.0)
(22.3)
8
(5.0)
(19.5)
161
(22.2)
10+ 1299
(86.6)
(22.1)
49
(3.3)
(14.7)
152
(10.1)
(10.3)
1500
(19.5)
3147
(63.2)
(32.1)
102
(2.1)
(31.6)
1732
(34.8)
(25.6)
4981
(29.5)
208
(96.7)
(30.3)
7
(3.3)
(17.1)
215
(29.6)
Total 5884
(76.4)1
334
(4.3)
1483
(19.3)
7701
9796
(58.0)
323
(1.9)
6778
(40.1)
16,897
686
(94.4)
41
(5.6)
727
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 75. Pedestrian disposition from hospital distribution in hospital datafiles.
Disposition from Hospital California Hospital New York State Hospital North Carolina Trauma Registry
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.
Ped Only
Total
Ped-MV Road Ped-MV
Non-rd.

Total
Home / Routine Discharge 4131
(79.5)1
(70.2)2
242
(4.7)
(72.5)
823
(15.8)
(55.5)
5196
(67.5)2

(Data not obtained by project)
385
(93.0)
(56.0)
29
(7.0)
(69.1)
414
(56.8)
Other Treatment Facility 1106
(67.4)
(18.8)
53
(3.2)
(15.9)
481
(29.3)
(32.4)
1640 98
(100.0)
(14.3)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
98
(13.4)
Other 3 347
(64.7)
(5.9)
23
(4.3)
(6.9)
166
(31.0)
(11.2)
536
(7.0)
112
(92.6)
(16.3)
9
(7.4)
(21.4)
121
(16.6)
Died 300
(91.2)
(5.1)
16
(4.9)
(4.8)
13
(4.0)
(0.9)
329
(4.3)
92
(95.8)
(13.4)
4
(4.2)
(9.5)
96
(13.2)
Total 5884
(76.4)1
334
(4.3)
1483
(19.3)
7701
687
(94.2)
42
(5.8)
729
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.
3 Home health, detoxification center, psychiatric, unknown disposition.

Table 76. Bicyclist age distribution in hospital discharge datafiles.

California Hospital
(1994)
New York State Hospital
(1994-1995)
North Carolina Trauma Registry
(1994-1995)
Age of Bicyclist Bike-MV Road Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total
0-9 182
(25.5)1
(14.7)2
9
(1.3)
(24.3)
522
(73.2)
(18.1)
713
(17.2)2
174
(25.4)
(10.6)
7
(1.0)
(11.5)
503
(73.5)
(19.2)
684
(15.8)
38
(40.0)
(24.1)
6
(6.3)
(26.1)
51
(53.7)
(31.5)
95
(27.7)
10-14 250
(32.2)
(20.2)
4
(0.5)
(10.8)
522
(67.3)
(18.1)
776
(18.7)
337
(36.4)
(20.5)
18
(1.9)
(29.5)
576
(62.1)
(21.9)
927
(21.4)
45
(52.9)
(28.5)
5
(5.9)
(21.7)
35
(41.2)
(21.6)
85
(24.8)
15-19 111
(31.8)
(9.0)
3
(0.9)
(8.1)
235
(67.3)
(8.1)
349
(8.4)
241
(46.3)
(14.7)
6
(1.2)
(9.8)
274
(52.6)
(10.4)
521
(12.0)
15
(48.4)
(9.5)
6
(19.4)
(26.1)
10
(32.3)
(6.2)
31
(9.0)
20-24 104
(36.1)
(8.4)
2
(0.7)
(5.4)
182
(63.2)
(6.3)
288
(6.9)
159
(50.2)
(9.7)
4
(1.3)
(6.6)
154
(48.6)
(5.9)
317
(7.3)
14
(50.0)
(8.9)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
14
(50.0)
(8.6)
28
(8.2)
25-44 403
(32.6)
(32.6)
14
(1.1)
(37.8)
820
(66.3)
(28.4)
1237
(29.8)
490
(42.3)
(29.8)
18
(1.6)
(29.5)
625
(55.2)
(23.8)
1133
(26.2)
35
(52.2)
(22.2)
4
(6.0)
(17.4)
28
(41.8)
(17.3)
67
(19.5)
45-64 112
(19.8)
(9.1)
1
(0.2)
(2.7)
452
(80.0)
(15.7)
565
(13.6)
173
(33.6)
(10.5)
7
(1.4)
(11.5)
335
(65.1)
(12.8)
515
(11.9)
10
(30.3)
(6.3)
2
(6.1)
(8.7)
21
(63.6)
(13.0)
33
(9.6)
65+ 73
(31.7)
(5.9)
4
(1.7)
(10.8)
153
(66.5)
(5.3)
230
(5.5)
71
(30.7)
(4.3)
1
(0.4)
(1.6)
159
(68.8)
(6.1)
231
(5.3)
1
(25.0)
(0.6)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
3
(75.0)
(1.9)
4
(1.2)
Total 1235
(29.7)1
37
(0.9)
2886
(69.4)
4158 1645
(38.0)
61
(1.4)
2622
(60.6)
4328 158
(46.1)
23
(6.7)
162
(47.2)
343
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 77. Bicyclist gender distribution in hospital discharge datafiles.

  California Hospital
(1994)
New York State Hospital
(1994-1995)
North Carolina Trauma Registry
(1994-1995)
Gender of Bicyclist Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total
Female 214
(24.3)1
(17.3)2
10
(1.1)
(27.0)
658
(74.6)
(22.8)
882
(21.2)2
257
(26.9)
(15.6)
8
(0.8)
(13.1)
690
(72.3)
(26.3)
955
(22.1)
36
(43.4)
(22.6)
5
(6.0)
(21.7)
42
(50.6)
(25.9)
83
(24.1)
Male 1021
(31.2)
(82.7)
27
(0.8)
(73.0)
2228
(68.0)
(77.2)
3276
(78.8)
1338
(41.2)
(84.4)
53
(1.6)
(86.9)
1932
(57.3)
(73.7)
3373
(78.0)
123
(47.1)
(77.4)
18
(6.9)
(78.3)
120
(46.0)
(74.1)
261
(75.9)
Total 1235
(29.7)1
37
(0.9)
2886
(69.4)
4158 1645
(38.0)
61
(1.4)
2622
(60.6)
4328 159
(46.2)
23
(6.7)
162
(47.1)
344
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 78. Bicyclist race distribution in hospital discharge datafiles.

California Hospital
(1994)
New York State Hospital
(1994-1995)
North Carolina Trauma Registry
(1994-1995)
Bicyclist Race Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total
White 719
(26.1)1
(58.5)2
23
(0.8)
(63.9)
2013
(73.1)
(70.1)
2755
(66.6)2
814
(31.7)
(53.1)
39
(1.5)
(67.2)
1713
(66.8)
(71.4)
2566
(64.3)
86
(41.0)
(54.4)
16
(7.6)
(69.6)
108
(46.5)
(67.1)
210
(61.4)
Black 130
(43.6)
(10.6)
3
(1.0)
(8.3)
165
(55.4)
(5.7)
298
(7.2)
365
(49.8)
(23.8)
10
(1.4)
(17.2)
358
(48.8)
(14.9)
733
(18.4)
64
(55.2)
(40.5)
6
(5.2)
(26.1)
46
(39.7)
(28.6)
116
(33.9)
Native American -- -- -- -- 6
(75.0)
(0.4)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
2
(25.0)
(0.1)
8
(0.2)
1
(50.0)
(0.6)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
1
(50.0)
(0.6)
2
(0.6)
Asian or Pacific Islander 59
(36.4)
(4.8)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
103
(63.6)
(3.6)
162
(3.9)
46
(51.1)
(3.0)
1
(1.1)
(1.7)
43
(47.8)
(1.8)
90
(2.3)
2
(50.0)
(1.3)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
2
(50.0)
(1.2)
4
(1.2)
Hispanic 302
(34.8)
(24.6)
8
(0.9)
(22.2)
559
(64.3)
(19.5)
869
(21.0)
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other 19
(37.3)
(1.6)
2
(3.9)
(5.6)
30
(58.8)
(1.1)
51
(1.2)
303
(51.0)
(19.8)
8
(1.4)
(13.8)
283
(47.6)
(11.8)
594
(14.9)
5
(50.0)
(3.2)
1
(10.0)
(4.4)
4
(40.0)
(2.5)
10
(2.9)
Total 1229
(29.7)1
36
(0.9)
2870
(69.4)
4135 1534
(38.0)
58
(1.4)
2399
(60.6)
3991 158
(46.2)
23
(6.7)
161
(47.1)
342
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 79. Bicyclist length-of-stay (days) distribution in hospital discharge datafiles.

Length of Stay (days) in Hospital California Hospital
(1994)
New York State Hospital
(1994-1995)
North Carolina Trauma Registry
(1994-1995)
Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total
1 401
(25.4)1
(32.5)2
10
(0.6)
(27.0)
1166
(73.9)
(40.4)
1577
(37.9)2
401
(32.5)
(24.4)
18
(1.5)
(29.5)
814
(66.0)
(31.0)
1233
(28.5)
38
(42.7)
(24.2)
4
(4.5)
(18.2)
47
(52.8)
(30.3)
89
(26.6)
2-4 439
(27.1)
(35.6)
15
(1.0)
(40.5)
1166
(71.9)
(40.4)
1620
(39.0)
645
(36.8)
(39.2)
19
(1.1)
(31.2)
1091
(62.2)
(41.6)
1755
(40.6)
51
(38.4)
(32.5)
11
(8.3)
(50.0)
71
(53.4)
(45.8)
133
(39.8)
5-9 221
(35.6)
(17.9)
7
(1.1)
(19.0)
393
(63.2)
13.6)
621
(15.0)
337
(39.5)
(20.5)
17
(2.0)
(27.9)
500
(58.5)
(19.1)
854
(19.7)
36
(56.3)
(22.9)
6
(9.4)
(27.3)
22
(34.5)
(14.2)
64
(19.2)
10+ 174
(51.2)
(14.1)
5
(1.5)
(13.5)
161
(47.3)
(5.5)
340
(8.2)
262
(53.9)
(16.0)
7
(1.4)
(11.5)
217
(44.7)
(8.3)
486
(11.2)
32
(66.7)
(20.4)
1
(2.1)
(4.6)
15
(31.3)
(9.7)
48
(14.4)
Total 1235
(29.7)1
37
(0.9)
2886
(69.4)
4158 1645
(38.0)
61
(1.4)
2622
(60.6)
4328 157
(47.0)
22
(6.6)
155
(46.4)
334
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.

Table 80. Bicyclist disposition from hospital distribution in hospital discharge datafiles.

Disposition from Hospital California Hospital
(1994)
New York State Hospital
(1994-1995)
North Carolina Trauma Registry
(1994-1995)
Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only Total Bike-MV
Road
Bike-MV
Non-rd.
Bike Only
Total
Home / Routine Discharge 982
(27.2)1
(79.5)2
33
(0.9)
(89.2)
2592
(71.9)
(89.8)
3607
(86.8)2
(Data not obtained by project) 94
(38.2)
(59.1)
20
(8.1)
(87.0)
132
(53.7)
(81.5)
246
(71.5)
Other Treatment Facility 150
(47.3)
(12.1)
2
(0.6)
(5.4)
165
(52.1)
(5.7)
317
(7.6)
20
(69.0)
(12.6)
1
(3.5)
(4.4)
8
(27.6)
(4.9)
29
(8.4
Other 3 55
(32.0)
(4.5)
2
(1.2)
(5.4)
115
(66.9)
(4.0)
172
(4.1)
31
(56.4)
(19.5)
2
(3.6)
(8.7)
22
(40.0)
(13.6)
55
(16.0)
Died 48
(77.4)
(3.9)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
14
(22.6)
(1.0)
62
(1.5)
14
(100.0)
(8.8)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
(0.0)
14
(4.1)
Total 1235
(29.7)1
37
(0.9)
2886
(69.4)
4158 159
(46.2)
23
(6.7)
162
(47.1)
344
1 Percentage of row total. 2 Percentage of column total.
3 Home health, detoxification center, psychiatric, unknown disposition.

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