Alcohol-Related Vehicular Death Rates for College Students in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Autor/inn/en	Turner, James; Bauerle, Jennifer; Keller, Adrienne
Titel	Alcohol-Related Vehicular Death Rates for College Students in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 59 (2011) 4, S.323-326 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Accidents; Undergraduate Students; Traffic Safety; Motor Vehicles; Prevention; Death; Injuries; Surveys; Drinking; Alcohol Abuse; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Trinken
Abstract	Objective: Determine rate of college student alcohol-related vehicular traffic fatalities in Virginia during 2007. Participants: Undergraduates at colleges and universities in Virginia. Methods: Institutions with membership in the American College Health Association were invited to participate in a survey. Data collected from institutional reports of student deaths due to vehicular accidents. Results: Twenty-four institutions were invited to participate. Sixteen responded (response rate = 67%), comprising total enrollment of 117,100 for 17- to 24-year-olds (56% of total college population in state). Five traffic deaths were reported, representing 4.3 deaths per 100,000 students. Based on statewide statistics that estimate alcohol contributes to 38.9% of traffic deaths, rate of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths is 1.7 deaths per 100,000 college students in Virginia, which is 89% lower than leading national estimates. Conclusions: These findings suggest that past estimates of alcohol-related vehicular deaths among college students are overstated. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10