Table 1

Multiple logistic analysis: association between risk factors and unintentional residential fire incident involving injury or death (n=2142)

Risk factorModel1Model 2Model3 (SE)
Fire factorsUnconfined fire1.25* 1.26*1.28 (0.54)*
Fire at night time
Fire originated area
−0.13−0.11−0.08 (0.32)
 Cooking area1.34**1.36**1.34 (0.39)**
  Bedroom for less than five people1.44**1.45**1.51 (0.43)**
  Common family area2.02**2.03**2.12 (0.46)**
Heat sources
  Operating equipment0.130.110.11 (0.36)
  Open flame or smoking materials0.220.190.17 (0.44)
Socioeconomic factorsRate of African American residents (>75%)0.320.500.69 (0.33)*
Rate of one-person households >64 years (>25%)1.33**1.62***1.59 (0.53)***
Rate of structures built since 2000 (>25%)−0.30−0.47−0.47 (0.40)
PopulationPopulation change rate (2010–2015)
change factors0%–25%1.10***1.07 (0.35)***
>25%1.32***1.32 (0.41)***
Spatial accessibilitySpatial accessibility score−0.11 (0.06)*
Akaike Information Criterion  527.2516.7514.4
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.001 ; ***p<0.01.