TABLE 1 Risk Factors Associated With Fatal Fire Events for Children <5 Years of Age in Tennessee From 1980 Through 1995  Child Years N* Rate Relative Risk Adjusted Relative Risk 95% CI Total 5 415 213 231 4.27 Maternal characteristics Education   <12 Years 1 516 687 147 9.69 74.5 19.36 2.63 -142.39   12 Years 2 253 674 73 3.24 24.9 10.20 1.40 -74.61   13-15 Years 897 389 10 1.11 8.53 5.04 0.64 -39.62   16 Years 747 464 1 0.13 1.00 1.00 Number of other children   Three or more 405 892 45 11.09 4.14 6.09 3.79 -9.79   Two 765 720 41 5.35 2.00 2.94 1.91 -4.55   One 1 820 804 80 4.39 1.64 2.30 1.63 -3.27   None 2 422 798 65 2.68 1.00 1.00 Age   <20 Years 985 999 80 8.11 4.43 3.91 2.17 -7.05   20-24 Years 1 801 530 97 5.38 2.94 2.70 1.62 -4.51   25-29 Years 1 537 671 34 2.21 1.21 1.35 0.77 -2.36   30 Years 1 090 013 20 1.83 1.00 1.00 Neighborhood income§   Lowest quintile (<$8159) 1 071 374 79 7.37 4.69 1.44 0.82 -2.51   Second quintile ($8159-$9790) 1 081 587 53 4.90 3.12 1.37 0.78 -2.43   Third quintile ($9791-$11 514) 1 081 903 48 4.44 2.83 1.46 0.83 -2.59   Fourth quintile ($11 515-$14 007) 1 095 098 34 3.10 1.97 1.18 0.66 -2.12   Highest quintile (>$14 007) 1 085 252 17 1.57 1.00 1.00 Race   African-American 1 223 873 88 7.19 2.10 1.13 0.79 -1.62   White/other 4 191 341 143 3.42 1.00 1.00 Married   No 1 339 824 112 8.36 2.86 1.49 1.08 -2.06   Yes 4 075 389 119 2.92 1.00 1.00 First prenatal care visit   >4 Months' gestation 892 344 80 8.97 2.69 1.51 1.14 -1.99   4 Months' gestation 4 522 870 151 3.34 1.00 1.00 Residence   Rural (non-SMSA) 1 626 876 84 5.16 1.33 1.18 0.88 -1.60   Urban (SMSA) 3 788 337 147 3.88 1.00 1.00 Child Characteristics Gestational age   <37 Weeks 505 649 27 5.34 1.29 0.87 0.58 -1.31   37 Weeks 4 909 564 204 4.15 1.00 1.00 Sex   Male 2 776 789 135 4.86 1.34 1.34 1.03 -1.75   Female 2 638 425 96 3.64 1.00 1.00 * N indicates number of fatal fire events. Rate indicates rate of death from injury per 100 000 person years. Adjusted relative risk indicates relative risk adjusted for other factors in Poisson regression. SMSA indicates standard metropolitan statistical area. § Neighborhood income: block group mean annual per capita income obtained from 1990 US census.

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