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Table 1 Calendar and sporting events included in assault presentation analyses

From: Nighttime assaults: using a national emergency department monitoring system to predict occurrence, target prevention and plan services

Event

Details

Calendar

 

Year1

2008/09-2010/11

Month of year

January to December

Day of week

Sunday to Saturday

English bank holidays

Any national public holiday

England bank holiday eves

Day before a public holiday

New Year’s eve and day

31st December and 1st January

Christmas eve and day

24th and 25th December

Last and first week of month and last and first two days of month

Examining payday effects e.g., celebrating receiving a monthly wage

St George's day

23rd April

St Patrick’s day

17th March

Halloween

31st October

Guy Fawkes (Bonfire) night

5th November

Valentine’s day

14th February

Sporting Events

 

Football Association Cup

Annual finals

UEFA Champions League Final

Union of European Football Associations Champions League final

Football World Cup 2010

Includes only England matches

Rugby Six nations

Includes only England matches annually

Summer Olympic Games 2008

8th-24th August 2008

  1. 1 Years run from 31st March to 30th March to account for time-shifted data.