Homes with a smoke alarm or detector by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | 1st Quintile % (95% CI) | 2nd Quintile % (95% CI) | 3rd Quintile % (95% CI) | 4th Quintile % (95% CI) | 5th Quintile % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Persons | 1997 | 44.4 (37.0-51.8) | 54.5 (48.2-60.8) | 64.0 (58.6-69.3) | 60.6 (54.7-66.4) | 50.2 (44.2-56.1) | 54.4 (51.6-57.3) |
| 1998 | 55.8 (48.2-63.5) | 57.9 (50.9-64.8) | 60.0 (53.7-66.3) | 66.8 (61.1-72.5) | 55.1 (48.6-61.6) | 58.8 (55.8-61.8) | |
| 2002 | 70.1 (59.8-80.5) | 67.5 (58.4-76.6) | 78.3 (72.1-84.4) | 75.6 (69.4-81.8) | 68.7 (61.9-75.6) | 72.5 (69.2-75.9) | |
| 2003 | 72.6 (63.8-81.4) | 64.3 (56.3-72.2) | 68.9 (62.4-75.3) | 68.2 (61.8-74.6) | 73.6 (66.4-80.8) | 69.5 (66.3-72.7) | |
| 2004 | 83.3 (75.6-91.0) | 61.1 (51.5-70.7) | 75.0 (66.4-83.5) | 73.9 (66.2-81.6) | 66.3 (56.2-76.3) | 71.8 (67.7-75.9) | |
| 2005 | 77.3 (69.6-85.1) | 80.0 (73.4-86.6) | 80.7 (73.6-87.8) | 78.6 (70.8-86.5) | 75.1 (66.9-83.3) | 78.2 (74.9-81.5) | |
| 2006 | 83.1 (74.4-91.8) | 82.9 (74.8-91.1) | 85.7 (78.9-92.6) | 81.0 (72.5-89.6) | 77.3 (68.7-85.8) | 82.1 (78.5-85.7) | |
| 2007 | 84.6 (74.9-94.2) | 92.3 (87.2-97.4) | 88.0 (81.7-94.3) | 95.3 (91.9-98.7) | 90.5 (84.0-97.0) | 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 |