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Table 1 Indicators of the social environment in the "white-collar" and "blue-collar" twin city.

From: Cardiovascular disease occurrence in two close but different social environments

  

White-collar twin city

Blue-collar twin city

Total number of inhabitants (2009)

 

144 690

129 254

Life expectancy at birth (2006)

Women

82.6 years

81.8 years

 

Men

79.5 years

77.9 years

Inhabitants born outside Europe (2006)

 

9.6%

11.0%

Inhabitants aged 20-64 years with high income (2006)#

 

21.2%

16.9%

Inhabitants aged 20-64 years with high educational level (2006)##

 

45.9%

30.7%

Crime of violence per 100 000 inhabitants (2009)

 

976

1506

Economic social aid SEK/inhabitants in the city (2009)

 

1391 SEK

1715 SEK

Unemployment rate aged 20-64 years (2009)

Women

3.0%

4.0%

 

Men

4.3%

5.5%

Participation rate in the National election (2006)

 

85.0%

81.5%

  1. Note: Data for 2006 from Official Statistics, the Swedish Institute of Public Health and Statistics, Sweden.
  2. #High income refers to the 20% of the inhabitants nationally with the highest income. ## High education refers to 12 or more years of education.