By the Numbers: 11 May 2020
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The number of Americans who are driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a recent study published online before print in the journal Addictive Behaviors -- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol: Findings from the NSDUH, 2002-2017.
Since 2002, the prevalence of DUI of alcohol has gradually decreased from a high of 15.1% in 2002-2004 to 11.8% in 2012-2014 and 8.5% in 2016-2017, indicating percent decreases by 21.6% and 43.7%, respectively. While decreasing trends were observed across all major sociodemographic and criminal justice subgroups (except older adults), men, young adults, Whites, and those with higher household income continued to be associated with greater risks of alcohol-involved driving. Nevertheless, DUI arrests continued to increase among women, narrowing the gender gap.
1 in 10
The number of Americans who are driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a recent study published online before print in the journal Addictive Behaviors -- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol: Findings from the NSDUH, 2002-2017.
Since 2002, the prevalence of DUI of alcohol has gradually decreased from a high of 15.1% in 2002-2004 to 11.8% in 2012-2014 and 8.5% in 2016-2017, indicating percent decreases by 21.6% and 43.7%, respectively. While decreasing trends were observed across all major sociodemographic and criminal justice subgroups (except older adults), men, young adults, Whites, and those with higher household income continued to be associated with greater risks of alcohol-involved driving. Nevertheless, DUI arrests continued to increase among women, narrowing the gender gap.