The association between social determinants and drunken driving: a 15-year register-based study of 81,125 suspects.

@article{Impinen2011TheAB,
  title={The association between social determinants and drunken driving: a 15-year register-based study of 81,125 suspects.},
  author={Antti Impinen and Pia M{\"a}kel{\"a} and Karoliina Karjalainen and Jari Haukka and Tomi Lintonen and Pirjo M. Lillsunde and Ossi Rahkonen and Aini I. Ostamo},
  journal={Alcohol and alcoholism},
  year={2011},
  volume={46 6},
  pages={
          721-8
        }
}
AIMS The aim of the study was to examine the association between social background and drunken driving. METHODS A Finnish register on suspected drunken driving was combined with data on social background. There were 81,125 drivers arrested for drunken driving and 86,279 references from 1993 to 2007. RESULTS A low level of education, unemployment, living alone and divorce were strongly associated with drunken driving. In addition, for persons aged 15-24 years, low parental education and… 
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