Table 1.
VARIABLES | Sample L† | Sample M† | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | |
Any alcohol-impaired driving episode next year | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.50 |
Number of alcohol-impaired driving episodes next year | 1.06 | 1.82 | 1.77 | 2.15 |
Legal Consequences of DWI: 2nd Person | ||||
Apprehension probability when driving impaired | 0.18 | 0.20 | ||
Fine ($100) | 9.07 | 11.22 | ||
Jail (weeks) | 1.85 | 6.89 | ||
License suspension/revocation (months) | 9.85 | 54.74 | ||
SCRAM device (months) | 4.12 | 7.19 | ||
Legal Consequences of DWI: 3rd Person | ||||
Apprehension probability when driving impaired | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
Fine ($100) | 9.02 | 11.11 | 9.77 | 12.24 |
Jail (weeks) | 2.52 | 13.57 | 2.34 | 15.70 |
License suspension/revocation (months) | 10.52 | 84.07 | 12.02 | 114.24 |
SCRAM device (months) | 4.40 | 7.69 | 4.21 | 5.86 |
Extralegal Consequences of DWI | ||||
Increase in accident probability when driving impaired | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.38 |
Demographics | ||||
Age | 43.20 | 12.67 | 41.36 | 11.86 |
Female | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.50 |
Non-white | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
Married | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.49 |
Education (years) | 15.66 | 1.91 | 15.60 | 1.91 |
Household income ($1,000) | 78.72 | 63.06 | 77.43 | 62.02 |
Risk-Taking Behaviors | ||||
Expected speeding apprehension probability | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
Hard drug user | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.39 |
Alcohol addiction | ||||
CAGE<2 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.50 |
CAGE=2 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
CAGE=3/4 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.39 |
Optimism bias | ||||
Self-Assessed better driver | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.73 | 0.45 |
Decision-making | ||||
Cognition index | 12.02 | 1.26 | 12.01 | 1.25 |
Lack self-control | 0.10 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
Impulsivity index | 29.54 | 6.57 | 30.48 | 6.79 |
Observations | 1,079 | 537 |
p<0.01,
p<0.05
Sample L is comprised of all SAD respondents. Sample M is a subsample of SAD respondents who estimated a non-zero probability that they would be pulled over for suspected DWI in the year between survey waves.
Abbreviations: Driving While Intoxicated = DWI, CAGE Questionnaire = CAGE, Secure Continous Remote Alcohol Monitoring = SCRAM.