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

Table 3 Pearson’s correlation values based on the 14 municipalities, by indicators of local alcohol environment, nonfatal injuries, age, and sex

NONFATAL INJURIES^§	0-5 years correlations		6-12 years correlations		13-17 years correlations		18-24 years correlations
NONFATAL INJURIES^§	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys
Local alcohol access	0.0	0.3	−0.2	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2
Per capita alcohol consumption	0.0	0.2	−0.2	0.2	−0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2
Driving while intoxicated by alcohol	−0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
Crimes against alcohol laws	0.2	0.2	0.6^*	0.5	0.6^*	0.6^*	0.3	0.3

^§ = All registered episodes of nonfatal injuries, excluding cases coded as “no-injury found”.
Note: Correlation “0” = no linear association, and correlation “1” or “-1” = strong linear positive or negative association.
^*P-value < 0.05.

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