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Table 2 Awakening and Escaping by Type of Alarm, Age Group, and Sex

From: Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children’s smoke alarms for sleeping adults

 

Number of Participants

Number Awakened

Time-to-Awaken (seconds)

Number Escaped

Time-to-Escape (seconds)

Type of Alarm, Age Group, Sex

n

n (%)

Median (IQR)

n (%)

Median (IQR)

Female Voice

 Age (years)

  20–29

69

69 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

69 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

  30–39

53

53 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

53 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 11.0)

  40–49

28

28 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

28 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 11.5)

 Sex

  Male

49

49 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

49 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

  Female

101

101 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

101 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

Subtotal

150

150 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

150 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

Male Voice

 Age (years)

  20–29

69

69 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

69 (100.0)

9.0 (8.0 to 13.0)

  30–39

53

53 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

53 (100.0)

9.0 (8.0 to 10.0)

  40–49

28

28 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.5)

28 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

 Sex

  Male

49

49 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

49 (100.0)

8.0 (7.0 to 11.0)

  Female

101

101 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

101 (100.0)

9.0 (8.0 to 12.0)

Subtotal

150

150 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

150 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 12.0)

Low-Frequency Tone

 Age (years)

  20–29

69

69 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

69 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 14.0)

  30–39

53

53 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

53 (100.0)

11.0 (8.0 to 13.0)

  40–49

28

28 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

28 (100.0)

10.0 (7.0 to 11.5)

 Sex

  Male

49

49 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

49 (100.0)

9.0 (7.0 to 13.0)

  Female

101

101 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

101 (100.0)

10.0 (8.0 to 13.0)

Subtotal

150

150 (100.0)

1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)

150 (100.0)

10.0 (7.0 to 13.0)

High-Frequency Tone

 Age (years)

  20–29

69

69 (100.0)

2.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

69 (100.0)

12.0 (10.0 to 17.0)

  30–39

53

53 (100.0)

2.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

53 (100.0)

12.0 (9.0 to 14.0)

  40–49

28

27 (96.4)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

27 (96.4)

11.0 (8.0 to 14.0)

 Sex

  Male

49

48 (98.0)

2.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

48 (98.0)

13.0 (9.0 to 16.0)

  Female

101

101 (100.0)

2.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

101 (100.0)

12.0 (10.0 to 14.0)

Subtotal

150

149 (99.3)

2.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

149 (99.3)

12.0 (9.0 to 16.0)

Total

600

599 (99.8)

1.0 (1.0 to 2.0)

599 (99.8)

10.0 (8.0 to 13.0)

  1. IQR Interquartile range