Table 2. Total Cost Estimates for Texas Truck Driver Fatalities with Selected Characteristics, 1993–96
Year of Death Decedent Characteristics Number of Texas Fatalities Total Costs
Occupation Age Sex Race National Wages Texas Wages(1)

1993

 Truck Driver 47 M W 11 $9,080,634 $8,125,135

1994

 Truck Driver 28 M W 19 17,916,553 16,124,158

1995

 Truck Driver 44 M W 23 21,057,147 18,818,577

1996

 Truck Driver 35 M W 15 14,369,218 12,896,477

Footnotes:
(1) For this example, it was assumed that all decedents were earning State-specific (Texas) wages at the time of death.

Note: These estimates were generated using national and Texas estimated wages.