| Percent Of Drivers Involved In Fatal Crashes Impaired By Alcohol By Age, 2009 And 2018 (1) |
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| Age |
2009 |
2018 |
Point change |
| 16 to 20 |
19% |
15% |
-4 pts. |
| 21 to 24 |
34 |
27 |
-7 |
| 25 to 34 |
31 |
25 |
-6 |
| 35 to 44 |
26 |
21 |
-5 |
| 45 to 54 |
22 |
19 |
-3 |
| 55 to 64 |
13 |
15 |
2 |
| 65 to 74 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
| Over 74 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter or above, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving in most states.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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