Gender Differences in Commuting Injuries in Spain and Their Impact on Injury Prevention

Table 4

Frequency and percentage distribution of injuries in commuting accidents by gender and by year. Spain (2006–2010).

	Traffic-related injury				Nontraffic-related injury
	Number	Men (%)	Women (%)	c.s.r.	Number	Men (%)	Women (%)	c.s.r.
Total	266,646	55.5	44.5		168,129	43.7	56.3
	Chi-Squared = 1,158.572				Chi-Squared = 1,224.170
2006	50,580	59.6	40.4	−20,7	42,122	49.5	50.5	−27,5
2007	62,251	58.6	41.4	−17,8	34,986	46.1	53.9	−9,9
2008	57,778	54.8	45.2	3,7	31,780	42.3	57.7	5,8
2009	49,806	52.2	47.8	16,4	30,097	39.9	60.1	14,8
2010	46,231	51.2	48.8	20,4	29,144	38.1	61.9	21,2

Notes. The csr refers to the column “percentages of accidents suffered by women.” Source. Prepared by the authors using the anonymous data on occupational accidents provided by the Subdirección General de Estadística of the Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social.