Residential fire injury severity by gender, age, province and census subdivision socioeconomic factor, 2005–2015
| Variable | Injury severity; no. (%) of casualties* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 9952 | Minor injury n = 7033 | Severe injury n = 1795 | Death n = 1124 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4317 (43.4) | 2875 (66.6) | 734 (17.0) | 708 (16.4) |
| Female | 2201 (22.1) | 1456 (66.2) | 330 (15.0) | 415 (18.8) |
| Missing | 3434 (34.5) | – | – | – |
| Age, yr | ||||
| ≤ 4 | 112 (1.1) | 75 (67.0) | 15 (13.4) | 22 (19.6) |
| 5–14 | 313 (3.1) | 215 (68.7) | 59 (18.8) | 39 (12.5) |
| 15–19 | 298 (3.0) | 202 (67.8) | 62 (20.8) | 34 (11.4) |
| 20–64 | 4271 (42.9) | 2875 (67.3) | 752 (17.6) | 644 (15.1) |
| ≥ 65 | 807 (8.1) | 336 (41.6) | 108 (13.4) | 363 (45.0) |
| Missing | 4151 (41.7) | – | – | – |
| Province | ||||
| British Columbia | 2059 (20.7) | 1606 (78.0) | 196 (9.5) | 257 (12.5) |
| Alberta | 1661 (16.7) | 1259 (75.8) | 196 (11.8) | 206 (12.4) |
| Manitoba | 142 (1.4) | 32 (22.5) | 19 (13.4) | 91 (64.1) |
| Ontario | 6090 (61.2) | 4136 (67.9) | 1384 (22.7) | 570 (9.4) |
| Census subdivision socioeconomic variable, median (5th–95th percentile) | ||||
| Average no. of persons in private household | – | 2.5 (2.2–3.1) | 2.5 (2.2–3.3) | 2.5 (2.1–3.0) |
| Educational attainment, %† | – | 82.5 (74.74–87.3) | 81.04 (74.60–87.1) | 81.08 (68.82–87.1) |
| Annual median per capita after-tax income, $10 000s | – | 4.27 (3.47–5.6) | 4.27 (3.60–5.4) | 4.22 (3.32–5.6) |
| Unemployment rate, % | – | 7.9 (5.2–10.8) | 8.4 (5.8–10.5) | 7.6 (4.6–12.2) |
* Except where noted otherwise. Proportions for minor injury, severe injury and death are for variable subcategories.
† Percentage of the population aged 25 years or more with a certificate, diploma or degree.