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- Title
Population drinking and drink driving in Norway and Sweden: an analysis of historical data 1957-89.
- Authors
Norström, Thor; Rossow, Ingeborg
- Abstract
Research suggests an association between population drinking and a large number of outcomes. However, driving while under the influence of alcohol (DWI) is conspicuously absent from this list of outcomes. The aim of this study was to estimate the relation between DWI and total consumption of alcohol on annual time-series data for Norway and Sweden. DESIGN, SETTING, AND MEASUREMENTS: For Norway, we used data on convictions for DWI per 100 000 inhabitants (aged 15-69 years). The DWI proxy for Sweden comprised the proportion (%) of all police-reported traffic accidents with personal injuries where the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Data on total alcohol sales in litres of pure alcohol per inhabitant (aged 15 years and older) were used as proxy for total alcohol consumption. We focused on the period 1957-89, during which the legislation concerning DWI remained unchanged in Norway as well as in Sweden. The statistical analyses were based on co-integrated models.
- Publication
Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2013, Vol 108, Issue 6, p1051
- ISSN
1360-0443
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/add.12126