The next 4 questions ask about the most serious injury that happened to you during the past 12 months. An injury is serious when it makes you miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or a job) or requires treatment by a doctor or nurse.
Literal question
During the past 12 months, what was the major cause of the most serious injury that happened to you?
Categories
Value
Category
1
Not seriously injured
2
Motor vehicle accident
3
I fell
4
Something fell on me or hit me
5
I was fighting with someone
6
Attacked or assaulted
7
Was in a fire
8
Something else
Sysmiss
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.