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Hunter & New England
Homes with a smoke alarm or detector by year,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 1997-2006

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Hunter & New England New South Wales
YearPersons
Persons
Prev
(95% CI)
Pred
%
Prev
(95% CI)
199773.3 (71.2-75.4)
73
58.2 (57.3-59.2)
199873.8 (71.6-76.1)
74
64.0 (63.0-65.0)
200284.8 (82.7-86.9)
81
73.0 (71.9-74.1)
200378.8 (76.3-81.2)
83
72.8 (71.7-73.9)
200479.2 (76.2-82.3)
84
71.5 (70.1-72.9)
200583.3 (80.9-85.6)
85
76.9 (75.8-78.0)
200692.2 (90.3-94.2)
86
86.9 (85.8-87.9)
2007 Forecast-
89
84

Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW:
HNE : 1997 - 2358, 1998 - 2417, 2002 - 1670, 2003 - 1855, 2004 - 1065, 2005 - 1433 and 2006 - 1022.
NSW : 1997 - 17467, 1998 - 17416, 2002 - 12564, 2003 - 13008, 2004 - 8892, 2005 - 10687 and 2006 - 7795.
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 any of the following fire safety measures in your home: Fire alarm (hard wired), Fire alarm (battery operated only), Fire sprinkler system, Safety switch or circuit breaker, Fire extinguisher, Fire evacuation plan, External water supply, External sprinkler?
Source New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (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 August 2006
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