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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Syndromic Surveillance Unintentional or Undetermined Intent Drowning visits in Houston metropolitan area (2018–2022)

From: Using syndromic surveillance for unintentional and undetermined intent drowning surveillance in a large metropolitan area

 

Year

Total n (%) N = 2,692 (100)

2018 n (%) n = 393(14.6)

2019 n (%) n = 624(23.2)

2020 n (%) n = 412(15.3)

2021 n (%) n = 626(23.2)

2022 n (%) n = 637(23.7)

Male

208 (52.9)

359 (57.5)

245 (59.5)

365 (58.3)

347 (54.5)

1,524 (56.6)

Female

185 (47.1)

265 (42.5)

167 (40.5)

259 (41.4)

286 (44.9)

1,162 (43.2)

Unknown

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.3)

4 (0.6)

6 (0.2)

Children 0–17 years

357 (90.8)

517 (82.9)

293 (71.1)

456 (72.8)

493 (77.4)

2,116 (78.6)

Adults

33 (8.4)

106 (16.9)

119 (28.9)

163 (26.1)

140 (22.0)

561 (20.8)

Unknown

3 (0.8)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

7 (1.1)

4 (0.6)

15(0.6)

Race

 Black

47 (12.0)

89 (14.3)

56 (13.6)

115 (18.4)

140 (22.0)

447 (16.6)

 White

227 (57.8)

396 (63.5)

279 (67.7)

378 (60.4)

341 (53.5)

1,621 (60.2)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

10 (2.5)

24 (3.8)

14 (3.4)

30 (4.8)

34 (5.3)

112 (4.2)

 Other Racea

64 (16.3)

95 (15.2)

61(14.8)

92 (14.7)

109 (17.1)

421 (15.6)

 Unknown

45 (11.5)

20 (3.2)

2 (0.5)

11 (1.8)

13 (2.0)

91 (3.4)

Hispanic Ethnicity

130 (33.1)

244 (39.1)

150 (36.4)

218 (34.8)

222 (34.8)

964 (35.8)

Non-Hispanic

169 (43.0)

325 (52.1)

245 (59.5)

382 (61.0)

400 (62.8)

1,521 (56.5)

Unknown

94 (23.9)

55 (8.8)

17 (4.1)

26 (4.2)

15 (2.4)

207 (7.7)

  1. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding
  2. Houston Health Department, National Syndromic Surveillance Program
  3. aOther Race includes American Indian or Alaska Native and other race not mentioned