. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Public Health. 2013 Nov 22;127(12):1117–1125. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.10.003

Table 1.

Evidence-based state health laws included in analysis

Health domain	State law	Data source
Alcohol regulations (included as instrumental variables for alcohol consumption	1 Minimum legal drinking age (21 years) 2 Beer tax (cents) 3 Sunday alcohol sales restrictions 4 Keg registration	^{28, 32, 41, 50, 51}
Alcohol-impaired driving, (included in state policy adoption scores)	5 Zero tolerance laws (lower blood alcohol content for people <21 years than for adults) 6 Blood alcohol levels <0.08 (for all drivers) 7 Restrictions on open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicles 8 Mandatory prison days for driving under the influence 9 Minimum fines for driving under the influence 10 Mandatory community service for driving under the influence	^{27–30, 32, 52–54}
Risky/distracted driving (included in state policy adoption scores)	11 Graduated drivers’ license requirements for younger drivers 12 Restrictions on cell phone use by drivers 13 Restrictions on texting while driving 14 Primary enforcement of laws 12 and 13 (distracted driving laws)
Driver protection/seatbelt regulations (included in state policy adoption scores)	15 Adult seatbelt requirements 16 Primary enforcement of seatbelt requirements 17 Minimum fines for non-seatbelt use
Child passenger safety regulations (included in state policy adoption scores)	18 Any child restraint device requirement (irrespective of whether a device type is specified) 19 Infant seat requirement 20 Toddler seat requirement 21 Booster seat requirement 22 Rear seating requirements for children 23 Seatbelt substitution for children 24 Primary enforcement of child restraint device laws 25 Primary enforcement of child rear seating laws
Other regulations (included in state policy adoption scores)	26 Motorcycle helmet requirements for all riders 27 Maximum urban speed limit (<60 MPH)

Note: This list of laws is not exhaustive. It contains only laws for which there is some indication of effectiveness and impact on health outcomes and for which data are publicly available for all states and years.