Table 7. Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes, according to sex and alcohol involvement1, United States, 1982–2004.
Year Sex
Male Female Unknown Both sexes
All Alcohol-involved All Alcohol-involved All Alcohol-involved All Alcohol-involved
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
2004 42,250 11,838 28.0 15,384 2,286 14.9 761 160 21.0 58,395 14,284 24.5
2003 42,586 11,979 28.1 15,211 2,174 14.3 720 177 24.6 58,517 14,330 24.5
2002 42,377 12,335 29.1 14,999 2,232 14.9 737 159 21.6 58,113 14,726 25.3
2001 41,901 12,059 28.8 14,919 2,303 15.4 766 292 38.1 57,586 14,654 25.4
2000 41,795 12,070 28.9 14,790 2,402 16.2 695 164 23.7 57,280 14,637 25.6
1999 41,012 11,399 27.8 14,835 2,115 14.3 655 130 19.8 56,502 13,644 24.1
1998 40,816 11,345 27.8 15,089 2,262 15.0 699 233 33.4 56,604 13,840 24.5
1997 40,954 11,381 27.8 14,954 2,215 14.8 780 163 20.9 56,688 13,759 24.3
1996 41,376 12,142 29.3 14,850 2,382 16.0 775 185 23.9 57,001 14,709 25.8
1995 41,235 12,178 29.5 14,184 2,255 15.9 745 256 34.4 56,164 14,690 26.2
1994 40,233 12,105 30.1 13,567 2,279 16.8 749 222 29.6 54,549 14,606 26.8
1993 39,556 12,471 31.5 13,082 2,178 16.7 763 242 31.7 53,401 14,891 27.9
1992 38,598 12,873 33.4 12,596 2,297 18.2 707 146 20.6 51,901 15,317 29.5
1991 40,731 14,350 35.2 12,825 2,434 19.0 835 312 37.4 54,391 17,096 31.4
1990 44,281 16,408 37.1 13,726 2,740 20.0 886 305 34.4 58,893 19,453 33.0
1989 45,448 16,037 35.3 14,054 2,696 19.2 933 264 28.3 60,435 18,997 31.4
1988 47,402 17,446 36.8 13,951 2,799 20.1 900 320 35.6 62,253 20,565 33.0
1987 46,884 17,518 37.4 13,614 2,909 21.4 944 391 41.4 61,442 20,818 33.9
1986 46,653 18,459 39.6 12,744 2,774 21.8 938 494 52.7 60,335 21,727 36.0
1985 44,846 17,001 37.9 12,142 2,679 22.1 895 323 36.0 57,883 20,003 34.6
1984 44,723 18,417 41.2 11,907 2,921 24.5 882 331 37.5 57,512 21,669 37.7
1983 42,812 18,374 42.9 10,958 2,737 25.0 886 470 53.1 54,656 21,582 39.5
1982 44,370 19,478 43.9 10,675 2,854 26.7 984 496 50.4 56,029 22,827 40.7

1  When alcohol tests were not done or test results are unknown, imputed BAC data provided by NHTSA are used.

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