Baseline characteristics for programme and non-programme populations*
| Programme houses | Non-programme houses† | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of homes | 8134 | 24 346 | 32 480 |
| Population | 28 570 | 79 135 | 107 705 |
| Mean (number of persons/house) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Number of smoke alarms installed | 20 127 | – | |
| Mean (#SD/house) | 2.5 | – | |
| Households (% with characteristic) | |||
| Owned residence | 71.1 | 63.7 | 65.6 |
| Black HH | 47.6 | 52.7 | 51.4 |
| Hispanic HH | 43.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 |
| HH >64 years | 31.3 | 21.0 | 23.6 |
| Owned and HH >64 years | 26.8 | 16.9 | 19.4 |
| Rented and HH >64 years | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
p < 0.05 for all comparisons of household characteristics between programme and non-programme house populations, except rented and HH >64 years, which was non-significant.
*36 Target census tracts.
†See text for methods of calculating non-programme population.
HH, Head of household.