Table 1:
Characteristics of crash-involved drivers in New Jersey, ages 68 years and older, 2007–2017.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Crash-involved driver level a,b | n=197,122 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 76.1 (6.3) |
| Age group, N (%) | 72,407 (36.7) |
| 68–72 years | |
| 73–77 years | 50,976 (25.9) |
| 78–82 years | 38,144 (19.4) |
| 83–87 years | 25,011 (12.7) |
| 88–92 years | 9,124 (4.6) |
| 93–103 years | 1,460 (0.7) |
| License status, N (%) | 192,107 (97.5) |
| Valid driver’s license | |
| Unlicensed or suspended driver’s license | 5,015 (2.5) |
| Driver fatality in crash, N (%) c | |
| Driver died | 453 (0.2) |
| Quintile of population density, population per square mile, N (%) | 44,842 (22.7) |
| 1st: < 1,299 | |
| 2nd: 1,299 – 2,919 | 53,651 (27.2) |
| 3rd: 2,920 – 5,237 | 44,068 (22.4) |
| 4th: 5,238 – 12,711 | 35,954 (18.2) |
| 5th: ≥ 12,712 | 18,607 (9.4) |
| Driver level a | n=158,164 |
| Sex, N (%) | |
| Male | 83,858 (53.0) |
| Female | 74,306 (47.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 131,759 (83.3) |
| Black or (African American) | 12,763 (8.1) |
| Hispanic | 6,624 (4.2) |
| Asian/ Pacific Islander | 4,646 (2.9) |
| Other | 1,662 (1.1) |
| Unknown | 672 (0.4) |
| American Indian/ Alaskan Native | 38 (0.0) |
| Number of crashes in study period, N (%) | |
| 1 | 128,447 (81.2) |
| 2 | 23,155 (14.6) |
| 3 | 4,783 (3.0) |
| ≥ 4 | 1,779 (1.1) |