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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Safety
Some 12% in ROI and 8.1% in NI reported one or more injuries in the last 2 years serious enough to
interfere with daily activities and this was strongly age-related, rising to a quarter (25.3%) of the over-
65 age group in ROI. Whilst the majority were accidental (65.7% in ROI and 78.1% in NI), there were
appreciable numbers of reported non-accidental injuries, particularly among women in ROI (38.8%) and
in the middle-age groups.
Table 166: In the last 2 years have you had one or more injuries serious enough to interfere
with your daily activities? (Questionnaire item C1_17)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 12.0% 88.0% 1,636 8.1% 91.9% 394
Male 13.2% 86.8% 692 8.4% 91.6% 191
Female 11.1% 88.9% 943 7.9% 92.1% 203
Under 30 7.9% 92.1% 731 5.9% 94.1% 202
30-44 11.9% 88.1% 419 9.0% 91.0% 133
45 + 18.6% 81.4% 393 13.6% 86.4% 59
Table 167: Was your most recent injury mainly... (Questionnaire item C1_18)
ROI
NI
Accidental Non- accidental n Accidental No-accidental n
Total 65.7% 34.3% 181 78.1% 21.9% 32
Male 70.7% 29.3% 82 75.0% 25.0% 16
Female 61.2% 38.8% 98 81.3% 18.8% 16
Under 30 71.4% 28.6% 56 75.0% 25.0% 12
30-44 57.8% 42.2% 45 84.6% 15.4% 13
45 + 63.2% 36.8% 68 71.4% 28.6% 7
(of those who had one or more injuries serious enough to interfere with their daily activities)
The most frequently cited location for an accident was in the home (42.9% in ROI and 51.6% in NI) and
the pattern differed somewhat by sex and according to age group. Most were treated in an A&E service
(40.6% in ROI and 34.4% in NI), followed by the GP (28.9% in ROI and 31.3% in NI).
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