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. 2012 Feb 6;11:5. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-5

Table 1.

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

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

All data valid for 2006 and from Official Statistics, the Swedish Institute of Public Health and Statistics, Sweden

*High income refers to the 20% of the inhabitants nationally with the highest income. **High education refers to 12 or more years of education