Zobeck T S, Grant B F, Stinson F S, Bertolucci D
Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System, CSR, Incorporated, Washington, DC 20005.
Addiction. 1994 Feb;89(2):227-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb00882.x.
Trends in alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities for the United States were examined with data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System for the years 1979-90. Alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities have decreased 10% over the 12 years studied, from 20,245 in 1979 to 18,279 in 1990. Fatality rates per 100 million vehicles miles traveled, and per 100,000 population, registered vehicles and licensed drivers have decreased even more sharply. Rates of blood alcohol testing of fatally injured drivers rose substantially among the States, with the nationwide rate increasing from 44% in 1979 to 75% in 1990. Factors that may be affecting these trends are discussed.
利用1979 - 1990年致命事故报告系统的数据，对美国与酒精相关的交通事故死亡趋势进行了研究。在研究的12年中，与酒精相关的交通事故死亡人数下降了10%，从1979年的20245人降至1990年的18279人。每行驶1亿车英里、每10万人口以及每10万辆登记车辆和持照驾驶员的死亡率下降幅度更大。各州对致命伤驾驶员进行血液酒精检测的比例大幅上升，全国范围内的比例从1979年的44%增至1990年的75%。文中讨论了可能影响这些趋势的因素。
