Table 3 The effects of area characteristics on interpersonal violence and custody due to alcohol intoxication before the change (2002–2003) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (the centre of Helsinki excluded except for assault in private homes and domestic violence), linear regression
Model 1Robust SEBetaProbabilityModel 2R2 = 0.38BetaProbability
CoefficientCoefficientRobust SE
Assault
    Basic education (%)2.250.460.330.0002.620.530.380.000
    Manual class (%)2.250.360.380.000
    Unemployment7.720.940.430.000
    Income−2.630.66−0.370.000
    Single-parent family (%)1.660.240.370.0003.100.930.380.001
    Not owning a home (%)1.110.250.360.000
    Outmigration2.671.300.330.043
Model 1Model 2R2 = 0.42
Assault in private homes
    Basic education (%)0.520.250.280.038
    Manual class (%)0.290.220.180.190
    Unemployment2.680.580.550.000
    Income−0.490.20−0.260.017
    Single-parent family (%)0.780.100.650.0000.780.100.650.000
    Not owning a home (%)0.290.090.350.003
    Outmigration0.280.240.130.238
Model 1Model 2R2 = 0.69
Domestic violence
    Basic education (%)2.830.460.730.000
    Manual class (%)2.520.360.770.0001.120.250.340.000
    Unemployment8.731.010.860.0006.400.990.630.000
    Income−2.400.51−0.600.000
    Single-parent family (%)1.380.300.550.000
    Not owning a home (%)0.890.220.520.000
    Outmigration1.050.690.230.134
Model 1Model 2R2 = 0.18
Custody
    Basic education (%)7.843.380.180.02310.154.490.230.027
    Manual class (%)9.132.890.240.002
    Unemployment28.215.100.250.000
    Income−12.353.78−0.270.002
    Single-parent family (%)6.111.190.210.00019.118.640.370.030
    Not owning a home (%)6.021.900.310.002
    Outmigration17.489.450.340.068
  • Area characteristics were measured as continuous in the linear regression.

  • Model 1. Bivariate model. Each of the area characteristics was analysed separately.

  • Model 2. Multivariate model. All significant area characteristics are included in the analysis.