TABLE 1.
Deaths, Death Rates, and Mortality Rate Ratios Among Adults With Children and Children Who Used the New York City Department of Homeless Services Family Shelter: New York City, 2001–2003
| Deaths Among NYC Residents |
Deaths in NYC Low-Income Neighborhoods,a |
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| Deaths Among Family Shelter Users, No. (Deaths per 100 000) | No. (per 100 000) | Mortality Rate Ratiob (95% CI) | No. (per 100 000) | Mortality Rate Ratioc (95% CI) | |
| Adults | |||||
| Overalld | 178 (1195.2) | 175 505 (1042.6) | 1.2 (0.7, 1.6) | 9255 (1257.9) | 0.95 (0.6, 1.3) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–24 | 18 (118.8) | 1700 (70.6) | 1.7 (1.0, 2.4) | 169 (97.9) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) |
| 25–49 | 124 (431.0) | 19 500 (205.5) | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | 2040 (373.9) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.3) |
| ≥50 | 36 (1964.0) | 154 305 (2446.3) | 0.8 (0.6,1.1) | 7046 (2521.3) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) |
| Sexd | |||||
| Male | 66 (1209.8) | 84 223 (1216.5) | 1.0 (0.4, 1.61) | 4765 (1587.0) | 0.76 (0.3, 1.2) |
| Female | 112 (1196.1) | 91 282 (912.3) | 1.3 (0.7, 1.9) | 4490 (1034.6) | 1.16 (0.7, 1.7) |
| Children | |||||
| Overall | 23 (41.3) | 1231 (22.5) | 1.8 (1.2, 2.5) | 98 (19.2) | 2.1 (1.6, 2.5) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 1–4 | 9 (51.8) | 354 (27.4) | 1.9 (1.0, 3.0) | 24 (20.2) | 2.6 (2.0, 3.2) |
| 5–11 | 4 (16.6) | 372 (15.8) | 1.0 (0.0, 1.9) | 34 (14.9) | 1.1 (0.0, 1.7) |
| 12–17 | 10 (70.2) | 505 (27.4) | 2.6 (1.3, 4.0) | 40 (24.6) | 2.9 (2.0, 3.7) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 12 (42.2) | 714 (25.7) | 1.6 (0.9, 2.5) | 56 (22.2) | 2.0 (1.6, 2.5) |
| Female | 11 (40.3) | 517 (19.2) | 2.1 (0.9, 3.1) | 42 (16.8) | 2.4 (1.4, 2.9) |
Notes. CI = confidence interval; DHS = New York City Department of Homeless Services; NYC = New York City.
a
United Hospital Fund areas 105, 106, and 107 in the South Bronx.
b
Deaths among family shelter users compared with NYC residents.
c
Deaths among family shelter users compared with those in NYC low-income neighborhoods.
d
Deaths per 100 000 are age-adjusted, except for analyses stratified by age; analysis limited to adults with children.