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Table 1 Contextual background of the 14 municipalities in comparison with Sweden

From: Alcohol environment, gender and nonfatal injuries in young people. An ecological study of fourteen Swedish municipalities (2000–2005)

Socio-demographic background

Mean (SD)*

Range**

Sweden

Annual total population (per 1,000 inhabitants)

18 (13)

5 – 49

8800

Population of young people (0–24 years) (%)

33 (1)

27 – 31

31

Population living in the urban area (%)

68 (12)

42 – 85

80

Children living in a household with social welfare (%)

6 (2)

3 – 12

18

Alcohol context

Density of restaurants and bars licensed to serve alcohol per 10,000 inhabitants§ (local alcohol access)

13 (5)

8 – 26

14

Litres of 100% alcohol sold per 10,000 inhabitants 15 years and older§ (per capita alcohol consumption)

4 (1)

3 – 5

5

Driving under the influence of alcohol (per 10,000 inhabitants)

14 (3)

9 – 18

17

Registered crimes against alcohol laws¥ (per 10,000 inhabitants).

17 (4)

11 – 26

4

Alcohol intoxication, women 15-24y (per 10,000)

18 (6)

10 – 28

19

Alcohol intoxication, men 15-24y (per 10,000)

22 (7)

10 – 36

20

Injury context

Mean annual fatal injury rate among females (per 10,000)

4 (1)

2 – 6

3

Mean annual fatal injury rate among males (per 10,000)

7 (2)

4 – 10

7

  1. * Mean is the annual mean from the 14 municipalities and from the years under study (2000–2005). (SD) is the standard deviation from the mean.
  2. ** Range is the description of the lowest and the highest mean value from the years 2000 to 2005 between the municipalities under study.
  3. § Alcohol sold in the Swedish state-owned alcohol retail monopoly.
  4. ¥ Crimes against alcohol laws related to production, sale and consumption of illegal alcohol.