Self-Reported Alcohol-Impaired Driving in the U.S., 2006 and 2008

Bergen, Gwen; Shults, Ruth A.; Beck, Laurie F.; Qayad, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.10.015

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“…Similar results have been reported in the United States (Bergen et al 2012; Boyd et al 2008). Because these risk behaviors tend to cluster, interventions that are known to reduce binge drinking might also reduce drink-driving, and interventions to increase seat belt use might reduce injuries and deaths in drink-driving crashes.…”

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Prevalence of drink-driving among adults in China: A nationally representative survey in 2010

Deng

et al. 2017

Traffic Injury Prevention

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Objective We examined the prevalence of and characteristics associated with drink-driving in China. We compared this study’s drink-driving findings with those from the United States to explore how effective traffic safety interventions from Western cultures might be adapted for use in China. Methods Data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Survey were analyzed to describe the prevalence and characteristics associated with drink-driving in China. Results Overall, 1.5% of Chinese adults reported drink-driving in the past 30 days—3% of males and 0.1% of females. However, among males who had driven a vehicle in the past 30 days and consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days, 19% reported drink-driving during the 30-day period. Excessive drinking, binge drinking, nonuse of seat belts, and having been injured in a road traffic crash in the past year were most strongly associated with drink-driving among males. Conclusions Drink-driving is prevalent among male drivers in China. Although large differences exist between China and the United States in the proportion of adults who drive, the proportion who consume alcohol, and some of the personal characteristics of those who drink and drive, similarities between the 2 countries are present in patterns of risk behaviors among drink-driving. To reduce injuries and deaths from drink-driving, effective interventions from Western cultures need to be tailored for adoption in China.

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Prevalence of drink-driving among adults in China: A nationally representative survey in 2010

Deng

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Traffic Injury Prevention

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“…In a study conducted in Maryland, eleven percent participants admitted to driving after several drinks (Beck, Yan, Wang, Kerns, & Burch, 2009). Other survey results ranged from two percent to twenty percent depending on study population and the way the drinking and driving question was asked (Bergen, Shults, Beck, & Qayad, 2012; Compton, & Berning, 2009; Moulton, Peterson, Haddix & Drew, 2008). Further, acceptance of drinking and driving was associated with a blood alcohol content of 0.05 or higher at the time of survey.…”

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“…This behavior accounts for nearly a third of all U.S. traffic-related fatalities (31%; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], 2013). Substantial improvements in alcohol-related fatal driving crashes were observed in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s (Bergen, Shults, Beck, & Qayad, 2012; NHTSA, 2010; Williams, 2006). It has been estimated that 44% of the reduction in alcohol-related traffic fatalities from 1982-2005 can be attributed to alcohol policies; a small percentage can be attributed to reductions in alcohol consumption; and a substantial proportion can be attributed to shifts in the demographic composition.…”

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“…For some people, benefits associated with drinking alcohol outside the home may far outweigh any perceived risk of drinking and driving. While those with lower educational attainment and minorities are more likely to drink and drive and to be arrested for drinking and driving (Dunaway, Will & Sabo, 2011; Gruenewald, Mitchell & Treno, 1996), many differences in this type of alcohol problem can be attributed to differences in alcohol consumption patterns and drinking location preferences (Bergen, Shults, Beck, & Qayad, 2012; Birdsall, Reed, Huq, Wheeler & Rush, 2012; Chia et al, 2011; Dunaway, Will & Sabo, 2011; Gruenewald, Mitchell & Treno, 1996; Grunewald, Johnson & Treno, 2002). …”

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Acceptance of drinking and driving and alcohol-involved driving crashes in California

MacLeod

Karriker‐Jaffe

Ragland

et al. 2015

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Background Alcohol-impaired driving accounts for substantial proportion of traffic-related fatalities in the U.S. Risk perceptions for drinking and driving have been associated with various measures of drinking and driving behavior. In an effort to understand how to intervene and to better understand how risk perceptions may be shaped, this study explored whether an objective environmental-level measure (proportion of alcohol-involved driving crashes in one's residential city) were related to individual-level perceptions and behavior. Methods Using data from a 2012 cross-sectional roadside survey of 1,147 weekend nighttime drivers in California, individual-level self-reported acceptance of drinking and driving and past-year drinking and driving were merged with traffic crash data using respondent ZIP codes. Population average logistic regression modeling was conducted for the odds of acceptance of drinking and driving and self-reported, past-year drinking and driving. Results A non-linear relationship between city-level alcohol-involved traffic crashes and individual-level acceptance of drinking and driving was found. Acceptance of drinking and driving did not mediate the relationship between the proportion of alcohol-involved traffic crashes and self-reported drinking and driving behavior. However, it was directly related to behavior among those most likely to drink outside the home. Discussion The present study surveys a particularly relevant population and is one of few drinking and driving studies to evaluate the relationship between an objective environmental-level crash risk measure and individual-level risk perceptions. In communities with both low and high proportions of alcohol-involved traffic crashes there was low acceptance of drinking and driving. This may mean that in communities with low proportions of crashes, citizens have less permissive norms around drinking and driving, whereas in communities with a high proportion of crashes, the incidence of these crashes may serve as an environmental cue which informs drinking and driving perceptions. Perceptual information on traffic safety can be used to identify places where people may be at greater risk for drinking and driving. Community-level traffic fatalities may be a salient cue for tailoring risk communication.

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“…Gruenewald et al (2010) examine the influence of on-premise alcohol-outlet densities and of drinking-driver densities on rates of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Finally, drawing on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Bergen et al (2012) show that the percentage of the US population reporting at least one alcohol-impaired driving episode over the preceding 30 days was 2.2% for 2006 and 2008 combined.…”

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Seasonal and Time-Trend Variation by Gender of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers at Preventive Sobriety Checkpoints

Chuliá

Guillén

Llatje

2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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Objective: We aim to analyse time evolution and seasonality of the outcomes of non-random alcohol concentration breath tests performed on drivers at sobriety checkpoints in Catalonia (Spain) from 2005 to 2012. Differences by gender are also explored.Methods: Time series analyses of the monthly prevalence of drunk drivers by gender. The sample consisted of all drivers tested at non-random sobriety checkpoints in Catalonia (Spain) from 2005 to 2012 (n=3,985,000). Our outcome variable was the monthly prevalence of drivers with a breath alcohol concentration at or above the legal limit. The driver's gender was also registered.Results: A decreasing trend in drunk-driving over time was found, the gender gap diminished after 2008 and disappeared in 2012. After adjusting for trend, the monthly coefficient presented the lowest value for males in January at 3.91% (p<0.001) and the highest in July at 4.72% (p<0.001) and September at 4.75% (p<0.001). The monthly coefficient was lowest for females in January at 3.05% (p<0.001) and highest in October at 4.12% (p <0.001). After seasonal the lowest coefficient is found in winter both for men and women. Conclusion:Seasonal patterns for male and female drivers testing positive at preventive nonrandom sobriety checkpoints indicate that the prevalence of drunk-driving peaks in spring for males and in autumn for females. We recommend that the authorities enforce campaigns that target male and female drinkers differently.

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Self-Reported Alcohol-Impaired Driving in the U.S., 2006 and 2008

Cited by 22 publications

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Prevalence of drink-driving among adults in China: A nationally representative survey in 2010

Prevalence of drink-driving among adults in China: A nationally representative survey in 2010

Acceptance of drinking and driving and alcohol-involved driving crashes in California

Seasonal and Time-Trend Variation by Gender of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers at Preventive Sobriety Checkpoints

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