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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Accid Anal Prev. 2009 Feb 24;41(3):522–530. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.004

Table 5.

Identification of BAC ≥ .08; Hour-Based Percentage of Drivers at BAC ≥ .08 Applied to Nonfatal/PDO Crashes

All nonfatal/PDO Single vehicle nonfatal/PDO Multiple vehicle nonfatal/PDO

.08+ <.08 .08+ <.08 .08+ <.08
5 p.m. 5% 95% 4% 96% 5% 95%
6 p.m. 8% 92% 5% 95% 9% 91%
7 p.m. 16% 84% 13% 87% 17% 83%
8 p.m. 21% 80% 17% 83% 21% 79%
9 p.m. 22% 78% 26% 74% 21% 79%
10 p.m. 28% 73% 24% 76% 28% 72%
11 p.m. 38% 62% 40% 60% 38% 63%
midnight 39% 61% 63% 38% 34% 66%
1+ a.m. 52% 48% 75% 25% 49% 51%

midnight+ 44% 56% 67% 33% 40% 60%

Nonfatal/PDO stands for nonfatal Injuries and property damage only. 1+ a.m. and midnight+ denote the 1 a.m. to 3 a.m., and the midnight to 3 a.m. periods, respectively.