NCJ Number
91496
Date Published
1983
Length
179 pages
Annotation
This report on a Finnish population survey regarding accidents and criminal violence covers traffic accidents, work accidents, accidents at home, sports accidents as well criminal incidents involving violence.
Abstract
The base population of the survey was the population permanently residing in Finland during 1980 in the 15-74 year-old age bracket. The study period was 1 year, and the sample consisted of 10,405 persons. The figures given for the different types of events are not fully comparable, since traffic accidents and incidents of criminal violence were defined in such a way that actual physical injury to the victim is not required, although this was a requirement for other categories of victimization. Data used in the description of the incidents are the place of occurrence, the manner of occurrence, the number of days of restricted activity (i.e., the total number of days in a hospital or otherwise in bed, plus the number of any other days of work lost to the injury), the length of sick leave, the type of injuries, medical attention, and the permanence of the injuries. The incidents were also examined regionally and by time of the injury. No data were collected on fatal injuries. Tabular data and 22 bibliographic entries are provided.