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Sex, Year, and Age
BAC Level
0.01–0.04
0.05–0.07
0.08–0.09
0.10–0.14
0.15–0.19
0.20–0.24
0.25–0.29
0.30+
Both sexes
2004
under 20
10.6
9.5
26.9
21.4
13.8
5.2
1.9
21–24
7.7
7.9
6.8
24.1
24.7
17.3
8.1
3.4
25–34
7.1
6.3
21.5
25.2
19.2
9.0
4.7
35–44
5.7
6.2
19.4
23.0
20.1
11.5
7.3
45+
8.7
6.5
19.7
22.1
17.7
10.8
Total***
7.6
6.9
21.9
23.4
17.9
9.3
5.1
2003
10.7
8.6
24.5
23.9
13.2
3.0
7.2
6.6
24.4
18.4
8.2
2.7
7.0
21.1
24.9
18.6
9.7
5.0
5.6
19.5
20.4
9.6
7.8
6.4
20.9
18.0
10.5
6.7
21.6
23.1
18.1
9.4
2002
12.3
26.3
21.8
11.7
5.3
1.8
7.5
8.3
25.7
3.3
23.8
5.5
23.7
19.9
19.6
11.2
8.0
2001
11.3
12.1
10.0
26.2
21.3
13.0
4.3
8.4
24.3
16.4
20.8
24.6
19.0
4.4
5.8
22.6
11.4
5.9
19.1
21.2
17.8
12.0
22.9
17.4
2000
11.1
11.6
4.1
2.4
16.7
25.0
18.8
4.5
19.8
22.5
19.3
10.1
6.0
20.2
17.6
6.1
23.3
9.2
1999
26.7
12.5
1.6
25.9
15.6
2.9
10.3
4.8
22.4
10.9
18.3
9.9
1998
12.6
8.8
25.4
26.4
15.9
5.4
12.8
21.7
16.8
1997
28.4
25.5
16.5
3.2
21.0
18.7
20.6
18.9
1996
27.2
22.7
4.0
7.4
16.1
23.6
10.2
18.5
12.4
8.5
1995
13.5
10.4
1.5
24.0
16.9
22.0
13.9
20.7
1994
11.9
27.4
2.0
3.8
20.0
14.3
22.8
1993
27.3
25.8
17.0
11.8
1992
13.3
1.4
24.8
13.6
1991
12.9
2.2
8.9
20.3
17.2
14.0
17.5
1990
3.5
18.2
23.5
1989
11.0
26.5
24.2
20.5
13.1
9.8
1988
12.7
3.9
1.7
4.9
1987
26.1
9.1
1986
27.7
25.6
22.2
1985
27.5
16.6
1984
27.1
25.3
3.7
1983
27.0
14.4
26.0
1982
27.8
23.2
13.7
2.3
4.2
Males
26.6
14.8
25.1
2.5
16.3
22.3
3.6
15.8
2.1
28.7
3.1
17.1
14.2
14.5
27.9
4.6
12.2
26.8
28.2
14.6
Females
14.1
28.5
15.4
2.8
14.9
1.2
27.6
15.7
15.5
2.6
16.2
1.0
16.0
15.0
0.7
15.1
0.9
14.7
0.8
15.3
15.2
28.6
13.4
Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
* When alcohol tests were not done or test results are unknown, imputed BAC data provided by NHTSA are used.
** BAC level in grams per deciliter.
*** Including drivers whose age is unknown.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yi, H., Chen, C.M., and Williams, G.D. Surveillance Report #76: Trends in Alcohol-Related Fatal Traffic Crashes, United States, 1982–2004. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2006).