Multivariable negative binomial regression results for the relation between 2011 census subdivision* socioeconomic variables and the rate of fire incidents per person-year, the rate of casualties per person-year and the rate of casualties per fire incident
| Variable | Model; IRR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Fire incidents per person-year | 2: Casualties per person-year | 3: Casualties per person-year among those aged ≤ 14 yr | 4:Casualtiesperfire incident | 5: Casualties per fire incident among those aged ≤ 14 yr | |
| Census subdivision socioeconomic variable | |||||
| Average no. of persons in private household | 0.75 (0.50–1.15) | 0.43 (0.22–0.83) | 0.17 (0.08–0.36) | 0.75 (0.58–0.97) | 0.41 (0.20–0.86) |
| Educational attainment | 1.07 (1.05–1.11) | 1.09 (1.05–1.13) | 0.96 (0.93–1.00) | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.99 (0.95–1.02) |
| Annual median per capita after-tax income | 0.95 (0.86–1.06) | 0.92 (0.78–1.09) | 1.22 (0.96–1.54) | 1.04 (0.95–1.13) | 1.25 (0.98–1.60) |
| Unemployment rate | 1.24 (1.18–1.31) | 1.29 (1.20–1.40) | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) | 1.02 (0.99–1.05) | 1.00 (0.91–1.09) |
| Province (reference = British Columbia) | |||||
| Ontario | 18.90 (13.90–25.75) | 19.80 (12.60–30.90) | 0.59 (0.36–0.95) | 0.97 (0.80–1.16) | 0.54 (0.36–0.80) |
| Manitoba | 7.02 (4.12–11.70) | 1.91 (0.79–4.60) | 0.48 (0.16–1.50) | 0.22 (0.14–0.35) | 0.36 (0.14–0.92) |
| Alberta | 4.51 (2.85–6.88) | 6.38 (3.33–12.20) | 0.82 (0.41–1.63) | 1.32 (1.01–1.72) | 1.32 (0.77–2.27) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, IRR = incidence rate ratio.
* Results based on 735 census subdivisions.