Table 1.
Residential fire deaths, 2000–2010
| N | Person-years | Rate* | 95% CI | uRR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29,726 | 3,252,993,222 | 9.14 | 9.03, 9.24 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 17,048 | 1,598,125,310 | 10.67 | 10.51, 10.83 | ref | |
| Female | 12,678 | 1,654,867,912 | 7.66 | 7.53, 7.79 | 0.72 | 0.70, 0.73 |
| Age | ||||||
| 0–14 years | 4,668 | 667,491,362 | 6.99 | 6.79, 7.19 | ref | |
| 15–64 years | 14,743 | 2,177,035,230 | 6.77 | 6.66, 6.88 | 0.97 | 0.94, 1.00 |
| 65+ years | 10,315 | 408,466,630 | 25.25 | 24.77, 25.74 | 3.61 | 3.49, 3.74 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 27,869 | 2,778,280,286 | 10.03 | 9.91, 10.15 | ref | |
| Hispanic | 1,857 | 474,712,936 | 3.91 | 3.73, 4.09 | 0.39 | 0.37, 0.41 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 21,688 | 2,620,757,879 | 8.28 | 8.17, 8.39 | ref | |
| Black | 7,299 | 433,145,138 | 16.85 | 16.46, 17.24 | 2.04 | 1.98, 2.09 |
| Other | 739 | 199,090,205 | 3.71 | 3.44, 3.98 | 0.45 | 0.42, 0.48 |
*crude rate per 1000000 person-years.
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval, ref = reference, uRR = unadjusted rate ratio.
Excludes 184 deaths where age or ethnicity are unknown.