弗吉尼亚州大学生因饮酒导致的车辆死亡率。

Alcohol-related vehicular death rates for college students in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

机构信息

Department of Student Health, University of Viginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. :

出版信息

J Am Coll Health. 2011;59(4):323-6. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502200.

DOI:10.1080/07448481.2010.502200

PMID:21308593

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Determine rate of college student alcohol-related vehicular traffic fatalities in Virginia during 2007.

PARTICIPANTS

17- to 24-year-old cohort [corrected] at colleges and universities in Virginia.

METHODS

Institutions with membership in the American College Health Association were invited to participate in a survey. Data collected from institutional reports of student deaths due to vehicular accidents.

RESULTS

Twenty-four institutions were invited to participate. Sixteen responded (response rate = 67%), comprising total enrollment of 117,100 for 17- to 24-year-olds (56% of total college population in state). Five traffic deaths were reported, representing 4.3 deaths per 100,000 students. Based on statewide statistics that estimate alcohol contributes to 38.9% of traffic deaths, rate of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths is 1.7 deaths per 100,000 college students in Virginia, which is 89% lower than leading national estimates.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings suggest that past estimates of alcohol-related vehicular deaths among college students are overstated.

摘要

目的

确定 2007 年弗吉尼亚州大学生与酒精相关的交通死亡人数。

参与者

弗吉尼亚州各大学和学院的 17 至 24 岁的大学生。

方法

邀请美国大学健康协会会员的院校参与调查。数据来自院校因车祸造成学生死亡的报告。

结果

有 24 个机构受邀参与。其中 16 个机构（回应率=67%）做出回应，包含 17-24 岁学生的总入学人数为 117100 人（占全州大学生总数的 56%）。报告了 5 起交通死亡事件，每 100000 名学生中有 4.3 人死亡。根据全州统计数据，估计酒精导致 38.9%的交通死亡事故，弗吉尼亚州每 100000 名大学生中与酒精相关的机动车死亡人数为 1.7 人，这一比例比全国领先的估计值低 89%。