Homes with a smoke alarm or detector by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, 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 | 50.1 (44.2-56.0) | 55.3 (50.2-60.5) | 63.5 (58.8-68.1) | 61.7 (57.8-65.6) | 56.0 (50.8-61.1) | 57.3 (55.1-59.6) |
| 1998 | 61.6 (56.0-67.1) | 61.1 (55.8-66.4) | 69.6 (65.2-74.0) | 68.0 (64.1-71.9) | 68.7 (63.9-73.4) | 64.5 (62.3-66.6) | |
| 2002 | 62.7 (55.6-69.8) | 68.6 (62.7-74.5) | 75.7 (71.4-80.0) | 77.4 (74.3-80.5) | 75.0 (71.1-78.9) | 73.1 (71.1-75.2) | |
| 2003 | 68.5 (62.1-74.8) | 69.6 (64.4-74.9) | 72.6 (67.6-77.6) | 77.8 (75.1-80.5) | 76.9 (72.7-81.0) | 73.6 (71.6-75.6) | |
| 2004 | 61.8 (55.1-68.6) | 70.2 (64.7-75.7) | 72.6 (67.4-77.8) | 73.7 (69.6-77.8) | 70.4 (64.2-76.5) | 69.5 (67.0-72.0) | |
| 2005 | 70.7 (66.2-75.3) | 74.0 (69.6-78.3) | 77.1 (73.2-81.0) | 77.4 (73.8-81.0) | 74.9 (70.3-79.5) | 74.5 (72.6-76.3) | |
| 2006 | 88.4 (84.7-92.1) | 85.5 (81.4-89.6) | 86.8 (82.9-90.6) | 92.8 (90.5-95.0) | 86.4 (82.3-90.5) | 87.6 (86.0-89.3) | |
| 2007 | 95.4 (93.0-97.9) | 95.5 (93.4-97.6) | 93.1 (90.3-95.9) | 95.8 (93.9-97.7) | 95.2 (92.9-97.6) | 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 |