Table 2-17:  Alcohol Involvement in Recreational Boating Accidents,,,,
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,South Carolina,United States,South Carolina,United States
Number of accidents, , ,,
     Total,12,633,6,696
Number of persons,,,,
     Killed,5,191,5,215
     Injured,4,476,4,542
NOTE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Alcohol involvement in a boating accident includes any accident in which alcoholic beverages are consumed in the boat and the investigating official has determined that the operator was impaired or affected while operating the boat.,,,,
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"SOURCES FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2000, Washington, DC: 2001; U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 1999, Washington, DC: 2000, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/Saf/pdf/Boating_Statistics_2000.pdf and http://www.uscgboating.org/Saf/pdf/Boating_Statistics_1999.pdf as of Nov. 14, 2001.",,,,
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