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Alternative Title:
NASS GES Analytical User¿s Manual, 1988-1997;National Accident Sampling System;
Corporate Creators:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Automobiles Crash Data Estimates Files General Estimates System(GES) Highway Safety Imputation Process Injuries Manuals Motor Vehicles Accidents National Automotive Sampling System(NASS) Operations Sample Design Statistics Traffic Crashes User's Manual
Resource Type:
Manual
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:
One of the primary objectives of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is

to reduce the staggering human toll and property damage that motor vehicle traffic crashes impose

on our society. Crashes each year result in thousands of lives lost, hundreds of thousands of injured

victims, and billions of dollars in property damage. Good data are required to support the

development, implementation, and assessment of highway safety programs aimed at reducing this

toll. NHTSA uses data from many sources, including the National Automotive Sampling System

General Estimates System (GES) which began operation in 1988. Providing data about all types of

crashes involving all types of vehicles, the GES is used to identify highway safety problems areas,

provide a basis for regulatory and consumer information initiatives, and form the basis for cost and

benefit analyses of highway safety initiatives.

The GES obtains its data from a nationally representative probability sample selected from the

estimated 6.8 million police-reported crashes which occur annually. These crashes include those

which result in a fatality or injury and those involving major property damage. Although various

sources suggest that there are many more crashes that are not reported to the police, the majority of

these unreported crashes involve only minor property damage and no significant personal injury. By

restricting attention to police-reported crashes, the GES concentrates on those crashes of greatest

concern to the highway safety community and the general public.

This multi-year analytical user’s manual provides documentation on variables that are contained in

the GES and other useful information that will enable the users to become familiar the data system.


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US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5139/dot_5139_DS1.pdf
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