Alcohol involvement (A-I) in fatal crashes among young drivers ages
16 to 20 and other drivers ages 21 and older, United States, 1977-96

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          Drivers ages 16-20 years[1]       Drivers ages 21+ years
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           Total      A-I       Pct.      Total       A-I       Pct.
Year         N         N        A-I         N          N        A-I
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1996       7,804     1,581     20.3      47,617     10,690     22.4
1995       7,725     1,504     19.5      47,122     11,037     23.4
1994       7,723     1,652     21.4      45,515     10,810     23.8
1993       7,256     1,728     23.8      44,824     11,337     25.3
1992       7,192     1,856     25.8      43,490     11,609     26.7
1991       8,002     2,274     28.4      45,005     12,687     28.2
1990       8,821     2,672     30.3      48,572     14,191     29.2
1989       9,442     2,694     28.5      49,428     14,202     28.7
1988      10,171     3,100     30.5      50,487     14,746     29.2
1987       9,910     3,130     31.6      49,919     15,335     30.7
1986      10,163     3,488     34.3      48,525     14,933     30.8
1985       9,386     2,910     31.0      46,936     13,723     29.2
1984       9,804     3,365     34.3      46,218     13,833     29.9
1983       9,334     3,283     35.2      43,850     13,164     30.0
1982       9,858     3,603     36.5      44,604     13,571     30.4
1981      11,635     4,074     35.0      49,603     15,145     30.5
1980      12,766     4,464     35.0      49,511     14,861     30.0
1979      13,501     4,510     33.4      50,017     13,982     28.0
1978      13,761     4,048     29.4      49,126     12,603     25.7
1977      13,142     3,912     29.8      46,182     11,989     26.0
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Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
      maintained by the National Traffic Safety Administration.

[1] Ages under 16 and unknown are excluded.

Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System.  Yi, H.; Stinson, F. S.;
        Williams, G.D.; and Bertolucci, D.  SURVEILLANCE REPORT #46:
        TRENDS IN ALCOHOL-RELATED FATAL TRAFFIC CRASHES, UNITED STATES,
        1977-96.  Rockville, MD:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
        and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology
        (December 1998).