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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-9-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
Studies of motor vehicle fatality data have indicated that alcohol involvement in fatal crashes has declined substantially in the United States since 1980. To determine the actual incidence of alcohol-impaired drivers on U.S. roads, a national roadside survey using portable breath-testing devices was carried out in 32 localities in the spring of 1986. The same sampling design and survey procedures used in a 1973 national roadside survey were followed as much as possible. The 1986 survey found 3.1% of the late-night weekend drivers to have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10% or more, compared to 4.9% of drivers in 1973. Similarly, 8.3% of the 1986 drivers were at or above 0.05% BAC, compared to 13.5% in 1973. The data indicate that the incidence of alcohol-impaired driving on weekend nights has fallen by one-third or more in the United States since 1973 and that the decline affected most population subgroups.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0096-882X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
52
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
293-301
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Accidents, Traffic,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Alcohol Drinking,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Alcoholic Intoxication,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Alcoholism,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Automobile Driving,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Breath Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Ethanol,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1875700-United States
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Changes in the incidence of alcohol-impaired driving in the United States, 1973-1986.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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