Pedestrian Fatalities Among Veterans in North Carolina [Fact Sheet]

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• Creators:
  Dwyer, Florence ; Sandt, Laura ; Harmon, Katie
• Corporate Creators:
  Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety ; University of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatalities
  • Demographics
  • Military personnel
  • Pedestrian vehicle crashes
  • Pedestrians Veterans
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CSCRS-R22
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Carolina;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
• Abstract:
  In the United States (US), thousands of pedestrians are killed each year. Out of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia, North Carolina has the 13th highest pedestrian fatality rate at 2.2 deaths per 100,000 person-years. In NC, veterans are overrepresented among pedestrian fatalities. The figures below display information comparing veteran pedestrian fatalities to non-veteran pedestrian fatalities. This analysis utilized NC death certificate data, which contains veteran status and educational attainment, unique in North Carolina among transportation data sources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3551747113
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79566/dot_79566_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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