Table 3.
Selected housing characteristics of decedents based on a review of NYC fatalities with residential onset, 2008–2013 (n = 19).
| Housing Characteristics | Decedents | NYC Housing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Home heat | ||||
| No home heat | 19 | 100% | n/a | |
| Residence type 1 | ||||
| Single-Family | 10 | 67% | 539,540 | 16% |
| Row House | 3 | 20% | 520,031 | 15% |
| Brick Lowrise | 1 | 7% | 910,452 | 27% |
| Highrise | 1 | 7% | 1,435,246 | 42% |
| Other/Unknown 2 | 2 | 807 | ||
1 Includes prevalence of housing type among decedents and among the general NYC population, rather than the percentage of people living in each type of housing. The data source for overall NYC housing is the NYC Property Land Use Tax lot Output (PLUTO); 2 Excluded from denominator for percentages.