Fire Safety Disparities in Sweden : Sociodemographic Influences and the Impact of Societal Protection on Personal Fire Prevention Measures
(2024) In Fire Technology- Abstract
Previous research has identified sociodemographic inequalities in fire prevention measures. This study examined whether sociodemographic differences persist in the Swedish population concerning fire prevention measures and particularly whether there remains an inverted u-curve related to age in protection habits. Additionally, it investigated whether fire protection practices are influenced by the level of societal protection. The research utilised survey data and register data from The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and Statistics Sweden. A latent class analysis was conducted, dividing respondents into four latent classes, followed by two binomial regression analyses. The study revealed three key findings regarding fire protection... (More)
Previous research has identified sociodemographic inequalities in fire prevention measures. This study examined whether sociodemographic differences persist in the Swedish population concerning fire prevention measures and particularly whether there remains an inverted u-curve related to age in protection habits. Additionally, it investigated whether fire protection practices are influenced by the level of societal protection. The research utilised survey data and register data from The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and Statistics Sweden. A latent class analysis was conducted, dividing respondents into four latent classes, followed by two binomial regression analyses. The study revealed three key findings regarding fire protection measures. First, certain demographic groups, namely the young, women, single and childfree households, low-income and low-education individuals, immigrants, and urban residents, are disproportionately lacking optimal fire safety measures. Second, although a safety maturity curve is still observed, older adults in Sweden today are considerably more protected compared to 15–20 years ago, indicating that safety practices employed during middle age continue into old age. Third, a trend is observed where individuals living in areas with more efficient professional rescue services tend to have lower levels of personal fire protection, suggesting a rational choice based on the perceived level of societal protection.
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- Henrekson, Ebba ; Andersen, Rebecka ; Turesson, Kenny and Nilson, Finn LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- Fire extinguisher, Fire prevention measures, Latent class analysis, Rescue services, Smoke alarm, Socioeconomic status
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- Fire Technology
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:85203398549
- ISSN
- 0015-2684
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10694-024-01638-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
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abstract = {{<p>Previous research has identified sociodemographic inequalities in fire prevention measures. This study examined whether sociodemographic differences persist in the Swedish population concerning fire prevention measures and particularly whether there remains an inverted u-curve related to age in protection habits. Additionally, it investigated whether fire protection practices are influenced by the level of societal protection. The research utilised survey data and register data from The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and Statistics Sweden. A latent class analysis was conducted, dividing respondents into four latent classes, followed by two binomial regression analyses. The study revealed three key findings regarding fire protection measures. First, certain demographic groups, namely the young, women, single and childfree households, low-income and low-education individuals, immigrants, and urban residents, are disproportionately lacking optimal fire safety measures. Second, although a safety maturity curve is still observed, older adults in Sweden today are considerably more protected compared to 15–20 years ago, indicating that safety practices employed during middle age continue into old age. Third, a trend is observed where individuals living in areas with more efficient professional rescue services tend to have lower levels of personal fire protection, suggesting a rational choice based on the perceived level of societal protection.</p>}},
author = {{Henrekson, Ebba and Andersen, Rebecka and Turesson, Kenny and Nilson, Finn}},
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keywords = {{Fire extinguisher; Fire prevention measures; Latent class analysis; Rescue services; Smoke alarm; Socioeconomic status}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
series = {{Fire Technology}},
title = {{Fire Safety Disparities in Sweden : Sociodemographic Influences and the Impact of Societal Protection on Personal Fire Prevention Measures}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-024-01638-1}},
doi = {{10.1007/s10694-024-01638-1}},
year = {{2024}},
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