Homes with a smoke alarm or detector by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Persons | 1997 | 51.5 (47.9-55.1) | 61.8 (57.9-65.7) | 54.4 (51.6-57.3) |
| 1998 | 55.5 (51.7-59.3) | 67.0 (63.0-71.0) | 58.8 (55.8-61.8) | |
| 2002 | 70.4 (66.1-74.6) | 78.0 (73.4-82.6) | 72.5 (69.2-75.9) | |
| 2003 | 68.4 (64.2-72.5) | 72.5 (68.0-77.1) | 69.5 (66.3-72.7) | |
| 2004 | 71.5 (66.3-76.8) | 72.6 (66.8-78.5) | 71.8 (67.7-75.9) | |
| 2005 | 77.8 (73.6-82.0) | 79.5 (74.9-84.1) | 78.2 (74.9-81.5) | |
| 2006 | 79.6 (75.0-84.3) | 88.6 (84.2-93.0) | 82.1 (78.5-85.7) | |
| 2007 | 89.4 (85.6-93.2) | 91.0 (86.2-95.8) | 89.8 (86.7-92.9) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,861), 1998 (1,737), 2002 (1,160), 2003 (1,254), 2004 ( 768), 2005 ( 874), 2006 ( 612), 2007 ( 565). The indicator includes those who have a smoke alarm or detector in their home. The question used to define the indicator was: Do you have smoke alarms installed in your home? |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |