| Title | Age of Drinking Onset, Driving after Drinking, and Involvement in Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 26017 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hingson, Ralph, 1948-; Heeren, T.; Levenson, S.; Jamanka, A.; Voas, Robert B. |
| Source | 11, 5 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Boston University. School of Public Health |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Program Development and Evaluation |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20010100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This study assessed whether persons who begin drinking at younger ages are more likely to report drunk driving and alcohol-related crash involvement over the life course, even after controlling analytically for diagnosis of alcohol dependence and other personal characteristics associated with the age respondents started drinking. A national survey conducted for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in 1992, asked 42,862 respondents the age they started drinking, whether they drove after drinking too much, and whether they were in motor vehicle crashes because of their drinking. The current study found that, the earlier the age respondents started drinking, the more likely they were to report driving after drinking too much and being in a motor vehicle crash because of their drinking, even after adjusting for current/ever diagnosis of alcohol dependence and other characteristics and behaviors associated with the age respondents started drinking. Even among persons who were never alcohol dependent, those who began drinking in each age group under 21, relative to those starting at age 21 or older, were more likely to report "ever" and "in the past year" being in a crash after drinking too much. The traffic safety benefits of delaying drinking may extend well beyond the legal drinking age of 21. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1688 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1688 |
| TRT Terms | Legal drinking age; Alcohol use; Traffic crashes; Drunk driving; Surveys; Statistics; Impaired drivers; Alcohol abuse |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
806906 |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-98-D-15079 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-809-188; NTIS-PB2001102713 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/26000/26000/26017/DOT-HS-809-188.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |