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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD005014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3

6. Odds ratios for storage of sharp objects out of reach (95% credible interval) by social variables.

Social variables Sharp objects
GENDER  
Boys 0.56 (0.04, 7.78)
Girls 0.49 (0.03, 6.79)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 1.15 (0.78, 1.66)
ETHNIC GROUP  
Black and minority ethnic groups 0.77 (0.16, 3.54)
White 0.85 (0.18, 3.72)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 0.92 (0.53, 1.58)
FAMILY TYPE*  
Single parent family 0.95 (0.22, 4.11)
Two parent family 0.85 (0.21, 3.58)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 1.12 (0.72, 1.76)
HOUSING TENURE  
Non‐owner occupied 1.58 (0.55, 4.54)
Owner occupied 1.18 (0.40, 3.27)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 1.36 (0.92, 2.02)
PARENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT  
1 or more parent not in paid employment 0.91 (0.11, 6.46)
Both parents in paid employment 0.70 (0.09, 4.91)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 1.29 (0.87, 1.93)
AGE  
Odds ratio at age 0 1.89 (0.50, 7.22)
Odds ratio at age 4 1.58 (0.41, 6.24)
Interaction term (ratio of odds ratios) 0.96 (0.83, 1.09)

* See text for odds ratios from modelling within and between study variance separately