The Effect of Lower Legal Drinking Age on Youth Crash Involvement

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• Creators:
  Filkins, Lyle D. ; Clark, F.A. ; Douglas, Richard L.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Highway Safety Research Institute
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Adolescents
  • Aged
  • Alcohols
  • Analysis
  • Crash rates
  • Design
  • Drunk drivers
  • Data and Information Technology
  • Geotechnology
  • Highways
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-801-213
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1524869
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report January 31 - June 30, 1974
• Description:
  Several states recently lowered the legal drinking age to 18. The objectives of the study were: (1) To determine if alcohol-related crashes increased among legally affected populations in three study states, (2) to determine, if changes occurred, whether a causal relationship exists between the crash experience changes and the legal changes. Seven states were studied in a multiple-time-series quasi-experimental design. Through controlled time-series analyses it was found that statistically and socially significant increases in alcohol-related crashes resulted in Michigan and Main following the lower legal drinking age.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-HS-031-3-754
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40717/dot_40717_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:065a4d194212510b5812fd9e70688c4ffcd75165ff1bae25aebea38c57ec2360