Homes with a smoke alarm or detector by region,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Persons | 1997 | 53.5 (50.4-56.5) | 64.4 (61.7-67.2) | 57.3 (55.1-59.6) |
| 1998 | 63.1 (60.2-66.1) | 66.8 (64.1-69.6) | 64.5 (62.3-66.6) | |
| 2002 | 69.7 (66.8-72.6) | 79.2 (77.0-81.3) | 73.1 (71.1-75.2) | |
| 2003 | 71.6 (68.8-74.4) | 77.0 (74.8-79.3) | 73.6 (71.6-75.6) | |
| 2004 | 66.6 (63.1-70.1) | 74.8 (71.7-77.9) | 69.5 (67.0-72.0) | |
| 2005 | 71.6 (68.9-74.2) | 79.6 (77.5-81.8) | 74.5 (72.6-76.3) | |
| 2006 | 85.8 (83.4-88.2) | 90.8 (89.0-92.6) | 87.6 (86.0-89.3) | |
| 2007 | 94.1 (92.6-95.6) | 95.7 (94.5-96.9) | 94.7 (93.6-95.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,275), 1998 (3,392), 2002 (3,407), 2003 (3,577), 2004 (2,466), 2005 (3,166), 2006 (2,327), 2007 (2,239). 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 July 2008 |