SAFETY SPORTS-RELATED – MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Being removed from play after symptoms of Having symptoms of a a sports-related sports-related concussion concussion (among (among Percentage of Massachusetts Middle those who played on a those who played on a past year School Students who reported: team), past year team), Overall 19.3 51.0 (95% Confidence Interval) (17.7 - 20.9) (46.3 - 55.8) 19.8 51.5 6th Grade (17.1 - 22.4) (43.3 - 59.7) 19.0 49.9 Grade 7th Grade (16.0 - 22.0) (41.6 - 58.3) 19.1 51.9 8th Grade (16.6 - 21.5) (44.2 - 59.5) 23.4 51.4 Male (20.9 - 25.9) (45.6 - 57.1) Gender 14.8 50.2 Female (12.8 - 16.8) (42.0 - 58.3) 19.0 51.9 White, NH (16.9 - 21.1) (47.1 - 56.6) 20.2 Black, NH - (12.2 - 28.2) 20.8 Race/Ethnicity - (17.0 - 24.6) Asian, NH - - 29.5 Multiracial, NH - (20.4 - 38.7) Data source: Massachusetts Youth Health Survey 2015. Footnote: Statistically significant difference between percentages can be assessed if their 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. White, Black, Asian, and Multiracial categories refer to non-Hispanic (NH). Categories of American Indian or Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander were not presented due to insufficient sample sizes for a majority of survey questions. Estimates and their 95% confidence intervals were suppressed (-) if the underlying sample size was <100 respondents and/or the relative standard error was >30%.
SPORTS-RELATED SAFETY – MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Percentage of Massachusetts Middle School Students who reported: Having symptoms of a sports-related concussion (among those who played on a team), past year Being removed from play after symptoms of a sports-related concussion (among those who played on a team), past year Overall (95% Confidence Interval) 19.3 (17.7 - 20.9) 51.0 (46.3 - 55.8) Grade 6th Grade 19.8 (17.1 - 22.4) 51.5 (43.3 - 59.7) 7th Grade 19.0 (16.0 - 22.0) 49.9 (41.6 - 58.3) 8th Grade 19.1 (16.6 - 21.5) 51.9 (44.2 - 59.5) Gender Male 23.4 (20.9 - 25.9) 51.4 (45.6 - 57.1) Female 14.8 (12.8 - 16.8) 50.2 (42.0 - 58.3) Race/Ethnicity White, NH 19.0 (16.9 - 21.1) 51.9 (47.1 - 56.6) Black, NH 20.2 (12.2 - 28.2) - 20.8 (17.0 - 24.6) - Asian, NH - - Multiracial, NH 29.5 (20.4 - 38.7) - Data source: Massachusetts Youth Health Survey 2015. Footnote: Statistically significant difference between percentages can be assessed if their 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. White, Black, Asian, and Multiracial categories refer to non-Hispanic (NH). Categories of American Indian or Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander were not presented due to insufficient sample sizes for a majority of survey questions. Estimates and their 95% confidence intervals were suppressed (-) if the underlying sample size was <100 respondents and/or the relative standard error was >30%.
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