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Table 2 Frequency of fire safety behaviours

From: Measuring behaviours for escaping from house fires: use of latent variable models to summarise multiple behaviours

 

n

%

Has torch

 Yes

347

31.9

 No

741

68.1

Knows sound of alarm

 Yes

1006

97.7

 No

24

2.3

External door keys accessible

 Never

67

6.2

 ≤1 day/week

47

4.3

 2–3 days/week

25

2.3

 4–5 days/week

16

1.5

 6-7 days/week

926

85.7

Window keys accessible

 Never

145

13.7

 ≤1 day/week

75

7.1

 2–3 days/week

26

2.5

 4–5 days/week

14

1.3

 6–7 days/week

796

75.4

Exits clear

 Never

86

8.1

 ≤1 day/week

51

4.8

 2–3 days/week

44

4.2

 4–5 days/week

40

3.8

 6–7 days/week

838

79.1

Child might hide under bed

 Strongly agree

281

32.8

 Agree

27

3.2

 Neither

71

8.3

 Disagree

218

25.5

 Strongly disagree

259

30.3

Child might hide in cupboard/wardrobe

 Strongly agree

278

32.4

 Agree

23

2.7

 Neither

51

5.9

 Disagree

233

27.1

 Strongly disagree

274

31.9

  1. Not applicable and missing responses are excluded for all variables