. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2010 Aug;39(2):179–183. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.03.018

Table 2.

Correlations between state survey estimates of binge drinking^a and percent of drivers in fatal crashes with BAC ≥ .08^b by year and age group

		Percent of drivers in fatal crashes with BAC ≥ .08

Survey		1999	2001	2003	2005	2007
NSDUH
Total sample		.40^**	.60^**	.59^**	.50^**	.42^**
	12–17	.49^**	.46^**	.47^**	.27	.40^**
	12–20	---	---	.53^**	.40^**	.25
	18–25	.31^*	.48^**	.56^**	.48^**	.39^**
	26+	.39^**	.60^**	.54^**	.49^**	.40^**
BRFSS
Total sample		.32^*	.49^**	.42^**	.44^**	.43^**
	18–20	.11	.28^*	.34^*	.21	.36^**
	18–24	.26	.42^**	.46^**	.30^*	.45^**
	25+	.32^*	.47^**	.36^*	.45^**	.35^*
YRBS		.34^*	.31	.45^**	.34^*	.27

Five or more consecutive drinks on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. NSDUH - National Survey on Drug Use and Health; BRFSS - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey; YRBS - Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

State fatal crash data were obtained from the Fatal Accident Reporting System maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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