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

From: Could gastrointestinal disorders differ in two close but divergent social environments?

  

White-collar twin city

Blue-collar twin city

Total number of inhabitants (2009)

 

144 690

129 254

Life expectancy at birth

Women

82.6

81.8

 

Men

79.5

77.9

Inhabitants born outside Europe (%)

 

9.6

11.0

Inhabitants aged 20-64 years with high income (%) *

 

21.2

16.9

Inhabitants aged 20-64 years with high education (%) **

 

45.9

30.7

Mean yearly total income per inhabitant over 16 years (SEK)

 

209 000

197 000

Economic social aid per inhabitant in the city (SEK)

 

1 391

1 715

Unemployment rate aged 20-64 years (%)

Women

3.0

4.0

 

Men

4.3

5.5

Crime of violence, number per 100 000 inhabitants

 

976

1 506

Participation in National elections (%)

 

85.0

81.5

  1. All data valid for 2006 and 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