Table 9. Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes and given blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests, according to State and injury severity, United States, 1998 and 2004.
State Drivers given BAC tests
1998 2004
Dead Alive All Dead Alive All
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 18,192 73.5 9,436 30.2 27,647 48.8 19,969 74.3 9,637 31.2 29,638 50.8
Alabama 455 62.7 232 32.0 687 47.1 342 42.9 210 28.8 552 36.0
Alaska 17 43.6 31 70.5 48 56.5 29 40.3 36 54.5 65 46.4
Arizona 358 75.7 107 14.2 467 36.9 387 63.5 111 13.4 499 33.1
Arkansas 280 70.4 176 40.6 456 54.8 365 77.3 241 54.3 608 65.8
California 1,578 92.4 738 25.8 2,318 49.1 2,081 90.7 767 23.8 2,851 50.6
Colorado 318 85.9 155 33.3 473 56.0 274 68.5 100 18.5 374 39.3
Connecticut 200 90.9 64 28.1 264 58.3 124 61.4 49 24.0 173 41.9
Delaware 65 82.3 45 50.0 110 64.7 59 71.1 36 33.0 95 49.2
District of Columbia 8 33.3 22 45.8 30 39.0 21 84.0 15 34.9 36 52.2
Florida 926 59.7 479 19.1 1,406 34.3 1,225 64.1 616 23.3 1,843 40.3
Georgia 836 83.6 898 77.5 1,735 79.6 625 58.7 368 29.0 997 42.4
Hawaii 68 95.8 33 31.1 101 57.1 73 98.6 59 53.2 132 70.6
Idaho 94 58.8 61 37.2 155 47.8 132 80.0 60 34.9 192 56.8
Illinois 742 89.3 183 16.6 925 47.8 756 89.6 236 22.6 992 52.4
Indiana 407 61.6 421 59.6 831 60.5 481 74.9 511 72.9 992 73.9
Iowa 168 57.9 129 36.9 297 46.2 96 37.6 101 34.8 197 36.1
Kansas 229 68.4 136 41.7 365 55.1 165 53.2 146 47.6 311 50.4
Kentucky 383 67.7 233 37.8 618 52.0 401 59.5 197 31.1 599 45.7
Louisiana 443 81.3 497 70.9 940 74.5 499 85.4 500 70.8 1,000 77.0
Maine 114 89.8 73 57.9 187 73.9 120 87.0 85 72.6 205 80.1
Maryland 312 93.4 93 17.9 405 46.9 334 85.9 95 20.2 429 49.3
Massachusetts 200 88.5 3 0.9 203 36.4 201 68.8 9 2.8 210 34.1
Michigan 672 80.8 435 37.8 1,107 55.1 509 71.5 393 41.4 902 53.9
Minnesota 370 91.8 289 60.1 659 74.0 337 86.6 273 65.6 610 75.5
Mississippi 407 64.3 353 57.1 760 60.8 286 43.9 107 22.1 393 34.6
Missouri 553 75.5 86 10.5 639 40.9 623 82.6 191 26.2 814 54.7
Montana 123 79.9 88 73.9 212 77.4 139 86.9 68 60.2 207 75.8
Nebraska 169 88.0 154 74.4 323 81.0 150 87.7 137 76.5 287 82.0
Nevada 156 82.5 112 38.8 268 56.1 181 78.7 106 36.3 288 54.4
New Hampshire 76 84.4 34 43.0 110 64.7 115 97.5 28 23.9 143 60.9
New Jersey 337 83.6 203 33.8 542 52.9 363 85.4 205 32.2 568 52.9
New Mexico 182 85.0 47 16.8 229 45.1 261 94.2 103 29.9 366 58.3
New York 375 48.7 41 3.2 416 20.2 433 52.2 63 5.6 496 24.8
North Carolina 710 72.4 7 0.6 718 32.5 1,012 99.6 107 9.5 1,125 51.7
North Dakota 40 72.7 12 22.6 52 47.7 62 82.7 9 15.0 71 52.6
Ohio 648 70.4 330 31.7 978 49.6 761 88.5 417 44.3 1,181 65.2
Oklahoma 307 63.8 20 4.0 327 33.2 412 84.9 94 18.1 506 50.3
Oregon 282 91.9 189 46.7 471 65.9 269 95.1 114 38.0 383 65.6
Pennsylvania 779 81.8 225 20.9 1,005 49.2 919 91.9 288 26.6 1,208 57.5
Rhode Island 42 97.7 10 18.9 52 54.2 47 85.5 3 5.1 50 43.5
South Carolina 235 36.8 57 8.0 292 21.6 607 86.6 590 91.8 1,202 89.1
South Dakota 91 86.7 74 69.2 165 77.8 107 82.9 75 73.5 182 78.4
Tennessee 614 73.9 422 49.0 1,036 61.0 680 73.6 454 53.0 1,134 63.4
Texas 1,206 57.9 878 32.9 2,085 42.9 1,284 58.5 728 26.7 2,012 39.9
Utah 97 54.5 133 51.2 231 52.1 115 66.5 114 57.3 229 61.6
Vermont 49 84.5 24 36.9 73 59.3 63 95.5 28 47.5 91 72.8
Virginia 418 70.5 14 2.2 432 35.3 313 51.7 23 3.9 336 27.9
Washington 364 91.7 96 19.0 461 50.8 306 86.4 95 24.1 401 53.5
West Virginia 204 89.9 59 24.9 263 56.4 247 88.2 44 15.8 291 51.9
Wisconsin 402 88.9 201 40.3 603 62.9 502 90.3 199 38.9 701 65.4
Wyoming 83 86.5 34 44.7 117 68.0 76 75.2 33 31.1 109 52.4

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