Table 2-43,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Recreational Boating Safety, Alcohol Involvement, and Property Damage Data",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999
Fatalities,739,"1,360","1,418","1,466","1,360","1,116",865,924,816,800,784,829,709,821,R815,734
Injuries,929,927,780,"2,136","2,650","2,757","3,822","3,967","3,683","3,559","4,084","4,141","4,442","4,555","R4,612","4,315"
Accidents,"2,738","3,752","3,803","6,308","5,513","6,237","6,411","6,573","6,048","6,335","6,906","8,019","8,026","R8,047","R8,061","7,935"
Vessels involved,"3,785","4,792","4,762","8,002","6,954","8,305","8,591","8,821","8,206","8,688","9,722","11,534","11,306","11,396","11,368",U
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Numbered boatsa (millions),2.5,6.4,7.4,7.3,8.6,9.6,11.0,11.1,11.1,11.3,11.4,11.7,11.9,12.3,12.6,U
"Rates per 100,000 numbered boats",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,U
  Fatalities,32.8,21.3,19.2,20.1,15.8,11.6,7.8,8.3,7.3,7.1,6.9,7.1,6.0,6.7,6.5,U
  Injuries,37.1,14.5,10.5,29.3,30.8,28.7,34.7,35.7,33.2,31.5,35.8,35.4,37.3,37.0,36.7,U
  Accidents,109.5,58.6,51.4,86.4,64.1,65.0,58.3,59.8,54.5,56.1,60.6,68.5,67.4,65.4,64.1,U
Accident reports citing alcohol involvement,N,N,N,N,N,279,568,513,504,381,389,472,601,R698,704,U
Property damage (current $ millions),3.2,4.7,8.2,10.4,16.4,20.0,23.8,24.8,b34.8,20.2,R25.2,R30.3,R23.2,29.0,31,U
"a Prior to 1975, the count of numbered boats is an estimate.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b  Includes $11 million damage due to a boat fire.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE:  Only a small fraction of property damages and nonfatal accidents are reported to the U.S. Coast Guard.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,