@article{ref1,
title="Recreational injury and its relation to socioeconomic status among school aged children in the US",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2002",
author="Ni, H. and Barnes, P. and Hardy, A. M.",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="60-65",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study described epidemiologic patterns of recreational injuries among school aged children in the US and assessed the relation of these patterns to socioeconomic status. METHODS: Combined data from the 1997-98 National Health Interview Surveys for 38 458 children aged 6-17 years regarding non-fatal recreational injury episodes that received medical attention, reported by a household adult, were analysed. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between recreational injury and socioeconomic status while controlling for confounding factors. RESULTS: The annualized rate of recreational injury was 91.2 episodes per 1,000 children, with an increased risk associated with a higher family income status or being non-Hispanic white. For children from not poor families, most injury episodes occurred in sport facilities, whereas for children from poor and near poor families, most occurred outside the home. CONCLUSION: Recreational injury is a significant health problem for school aged children in the US. Non-Hispanic white children and children from affluent families are at increased risk of recreational injury.",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}