Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudySafetySome 12% in ROI and 8.1% in NI reported one or more injuries in the last 2 years serious enough tointerfere 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 wereappreciable numbers of reported non-accidental injuries, particularly among women in ROI (38.8%) andin the middle-age groups.Table 166: In the last 2 years have you had one or more injuries serious enough to interferewith your daily activities? (Questionnaire item C1_17)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 12.0% 88.0% 1,636 8.1% 91.9% 394Male 13.2% 86.8% 692 8.4% 91.6% 191Female 11.1% 88.9% 943 7.9% 92.1% 203Under 30 7.9% 92.1% 731 5.9% 94.1% 20230-44 11.9% 88.1% 419 9.0% 91.0% 13345 + 18.6% 81.4% 393 13.6% 86.4% 59Table 167: Was your most recent injury mainly... (Questionnaire item C1_18)ROINIAccidental Non- accidental n Accidental No-accidental nTotal 65.7% 34.3% 181 78.1% 21.9% 32Male 70.7% 29.3% 82 75.0% 25.0% 16Female 61.2% 38.8% 98 81.3% 18.8% 16Under 30 71.4% 28.6% 56 75.0% 25.0% 1230-44 57.8% 42.2% 45 84.6% 15.4% 1345 + 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) andthe 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).140