The Association between Social Determinants and Drunk Driving: 1 15-Year Register-based Study of 81,125 Suspects

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between social background and drunken driving. The study used a Finnish register on suspected drunken driving combined with data on social data. There were 81,125 drivers arrested for drunken driving and 86,279 references from the period 1993 to 2007. Drunken driving was found to be associated with a low level of education, unemployment, living alone and divorce. Also for drivers between 15-24 years of age, low parental education and income, high own income and possession of a car were correlated with higher odds of drunken driving. Working-aged men and women in low income groups were associated with a higher risk of drunken driving. The study determined that social factors are related to drunken driving. People with a lower social position are more likely to drive after drinking. Social differences are readily visible in youth, whereas working and own income of young drivers signal different risk mechanisms for youth than for working-aged drivers. Measures to prevent drunken driving are needed within public health policies.

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• Authors:
  • Impinen, Antti
  • Karjalainen, Karoliina
  • Haukka, Jari
  • Lintonen, Tomi
  • Lillsunde, Pirjo
  • Rahkonen, Ossi
  • Ostamo, Aini
• Publication Date: 2011-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 721-728
• Serial:
  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISSN: 0735-0414
  • EISSN: 1464-3502
  • Serial URL: http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Risk taking; Social factors
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01361484
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 26 2012 12:34PM