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Table 13

Table 13. Alcohol involvement1 among young drivers under age 21 and drivers ages 21 and older in fatal traffic crashes, United States, 1982–2004.
Year Drivers2
Under age 21 Ages 21 and older
Total Alcohol-involved Total Alcohol-involved
Number Percent Number Percent
2004 8,100 1,820 22.5 49,397 12,269 24.8
2003 8,089 1,876 23.2 49,541 12,230 24.7
2002 8,463 1,931 22.8 48,746 12,582 25.8
2001 8,285 1,901 22.9 48,388 12,415 25.7
2000 8,344 1,951 23.4 48,102 12,480 25.9
1999 8,318 1,784 21.5 47,374 11,694 24.7
1998 8,128 1,777 21.9 47,637 11,784 24.7
1997 8,064 1,737 21.5 47,693 11,825 24.8
1996 8,237 1,827 22.2 47,800 12,642 26.4
1995 8,135 1,676 20.6 47,122 12,712 27.0
1994 8,120 1,893 23.3 45,515 12,441 27.3
1993 7,639 1,830 24.0 44,824 12,772 28.5
1992 7,542 2,029 26.9 43,490 13,098 30.1
1991 8,366 2,460 29.4 45,005 14,271 31.7
1990 9,230 2,967 32.1 48,572 16,104 33.2
1989 9,844 2,906 29.5 49,428 15,762 31.9
1988 10,619 3,405 32.1 50,487 16,760 33.2
1987 10,379 3,387 32.6 49,919 16,980 34.0
1986 10,667 3,897 36.5 48,525 17,258 35.6
1985 9,865 3,347 33.9 46,936 16,261 34.6
1984 10,250 4,010 39.1 46,218 17,257 37.3
1983 9,750 4,055 41.6 43,850 16,976 38.7
1982 10,270 4,484 43.7 44,604 17,783 39.9
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