Percentage* distributions of BACs** among alcohol–involved drivers, according to sex and age, United States, 1982

[crash10.htm, updated 11/06]

Sex, Year, and Age	BAC Level
Sex, Year, and Age	0.01–0.04	0.05–0.07	0.08–0.09	0.10–0.14	0.15–0.19	0.20–0.24	0.25–0.29	0.30+
Both sexes
2004
under 20	10.6	10.6	9.5	26.9	21.4	13.8	5.2	1.9
21–24	7.7	7.9	6.8	24.1	24.7	17.3	8.1	3.4
25–34	7.1	7.1	6.3	21.5	25.2	19.2	9.0	4.7
35–44	6.8	5.7	6.2	19.4	23.0	20.1	11.5	7.3
45+	8.7	7.9	6.5	19.7	22.1	17.7	10.8	6.5
Total***	7.9	7.6	6.9	21.9	23.4	17.9	9.3	5.1
2003
under 20	10.7	10.8	8.6	24.5	23.9	13.2	5.2	3.0
21–24	7.2	7.7	6.6	24.4	24.7	18.4	8.2	2.7
25–34	7.0	7.3	6.3	21.1	24.9	18.6	9.7	5.0
35–44	7.6	6.5	5.6	19.5	21.9	20.4	11.5	6.9
45+	9.6	7.8	6.4	20.1	20.9	18.0	10.5	6.7
Total***	8.2	7.8	6.6	21.6	23.1	18.1	9.4	5.2
2002
under 20	12.3	11.5	9.3	26.3	21.8	11.7	5.3	1.8
21–24	7.5	8.3	7.1	23.1	25.7	17.9	7.2	3.3
25–34	6.3	7.5	7.1	21.5	23.8	19.2	9.4	5.2
35–44	6.5	5.5	6.5	19.2	23.7	19.9	11.5	7.2
45+	9.4	7.5	5.6	19.6	21.9	18.4	11.2	6.3
Total***	8.0	7.8	7.0	21.6	23.4	17.9	9.3	5.1
2001
under 20	11.3	12.1	10.0	26.2	21.3	13.0	4.3	1.9
21–24	7.8	8.4	8.1	23.4	24.3	16.4	8.2	3.4
25–34	7.3	7.1	6.8	20.8	24.6	19.0	10.0	4.4
35–44	7.2	7.0	5.8	19.2	22.6	19.2	11.4	7.7
45+	9.6	6.9	5.9	19.1	21.2	17.8	12.0	7.5
Total***	8.4	8.1	7.1	21.3	22.9	17.4	9.6	5.2
2000
under 20	11.1	11.6	11.1	25.7	22.1	12.0	4.1	2.4
21–24	8.4	8.3	7.8	22.6	25.2	16.7	7.8	3.3
25–34	6.8	6.9	6.9	21.4	25.0	18.8	9.6	4.5
35–44	6.5	7.0	5.8	19.8	22.5	19.3	11.5	7.5
45+	10.1	8.0	6.0	20.2	21.2	17.6	10.7	6.1
Total***	8.2	8.0	7.2	21.6	23.3	17.4	9.2	5.1
1999
under 20	11.6	11.2	10.0	26.7	21.6	12.5	4.7	1.6
21–24	7.5	9.2	7.8	24.5	25.9	15.6	6.5	2.9
25–34	6.7	6.8	6.7	21.4	24.4	18.8	10.3	4.8
35–44	6.6	5.9	5.9	19.7	22.4	19.8	12.5	7.2
45+	10.9	8.2	6.8	18.3	20.8	17.6	9.9	7.6
Total***	8.2	7.8	7.2	21.6	23.1	17.4	9.4	5.2
1998
under 20	12.3	12.6	9.6	26.2	21.6	11.7	4.1	1.9
21–24	6.6	8.8	7.3	25.4	26.4	15.9	6.9	2.7
25–34	7.2	7.3	6.4	20.9	25.4	17.8	10.0	5.0
35–44	6.9	6.5	5.4	18.1	23.4	19.0	12.8	7.8
45+	10.9	7.2	6.3	18.0	21.7	17.3	10.8	7.8
Total***	8.4	8.1	6.8	21.2	23.9	16.8	9.5	5.5
1997
under 20	11.1	11.3	9.7	28.4	21.8	11.5	4.4	1.8
21–24	8.1	8.3	7.1	23.7	25.5	16.5	7.5	3.2
25–34	7.5	7.5	6.6	21.0	24.9	18.3	9.3	4.8
35–44	5.4	5.4	6.0	18.7	22.9	20.6	13.2	7.9
45+	9.9	8.1	5.8	19.0	20.6	18.9	11.1	6.6
Total***	8.0	7.8	6.8	21.4	23.3	17.7	9.6	5.3
1996
under 20	12.0	11.5	8.8	27.2	22.7	12.1	4.0	1.8
21–24	7.4	9.6	8.7	24.6	23.7	16.1	6.9	3.0
25–34	6.5	7.2	6.1	21.2	23.6	19.5	10.2	5.6
35–44	6.3	6.4	5.8	18.5	22.7	20.2	12.4	7.7
45+	9.3	8.5	6.0	18.9	20.6	18.0	11.2	7.4
Total***	7.8	8.3	6.8	21.6	22.7	17.8	9.5	5.5
1995
under 20	12.4	13.5	10.4	26.3	20.9	10.9	4.1	1.5
21–24	6.7	9.7	8.5	24.0	24.9	16.9	6.4	2.9
25–34	6.2	7.3	6.0	21.6	24.5	18.7	10.1	5.4
35–44	6.6	6.4	5.3	18.5	22.0	19.7	13.9	7.6
45+	9.6	7.1	5.5	18.5	20.7	19.7	12.0	6.9
Total***	7.6	8.2	6.7	21.4	22.9	17.9	9.9	5.4
1994
under 20	13.5	11.9	10.2	27.4	20.2	10.6	4.3	2.0
21–24	7.1	8.4	7.6	24.1	25.2	16.1	7.7	3.8
25–34	6.4	7.1	6.1	19.5	24.4	19.4	11.3	5.9
35–44	5.8	6.0	4.8	17.6	22.1	20.0	14.3	9.4
45+	8.8	7.0	6.0	17.8	19.9	19.4	12.0	9.3
Total***	7.7	7.7	6.6	20.7	22.8	17.8	10.5	6.3
1993
under 20	13.2	11.9	8.6	27.3	21.9	11.2	4.4	1.5
21–24	6.1	8.4	7.2	25.8	24.7	17.6	7.0	3.2
25–34	6.3	6.9	6.8	20.8	23.1	20.2	10.1	5.9
35–44	6.5	6.4	5.4	17.4	21.6	21.7	12.6	8.4
45+	9.5	7.7	5.8	19.1	20.2	17.0	11.8	8.8
Total***	7.6	7.9	6.7	21.7	22.4	18.3	9.6	5.8
1992
under 20	10.8	13.3	9.4	26.4	22.7	10.7	5.3	1.4
21–24	8.5	8.4	7.6	23.1	25.4	16.9	6.8	3.2
25–34	5.8	6.6	6.2	20.0	24.8	19.6	11.1	6.0
35–44	6.7	5.8	5.5	17.3	22.8	20.4	13.6	7.8
45+	9.7	8.3	6.6	18.6	19.6	19.3	11.4	6.6
Total***	7.7	8.0	6.8	20.8	23.4	18.0	10.0	5.3
1991
under 20	10.5	11.6	9.3	26.9	22.0	12.9	4.5	2.2
21–24	7.0	8.9	7.2	24.3	25.9	17.0	6.9	2.7
25–34	5.6	6.5	5.8	20.2	24.6	20.3	11.3	5.6
35–44	6.0	5.9	4.7	17.2	22.6	21.0	14.0	8.6
45+	9.6	6.9	6.2	17.5	21.3	18.6	11.6	8.5
Total***	7.2	7.7	6.5	21.1	23.6	18.4	10.0	5.5
1990
under 20	11.3	11.4	9.2	27.3	22.7	11.9	4.4	1.8
21–24	7.1	7.9	6.3	24.3	24.9	17.4	8.5	3.5
25–34	6.0	6.9	5.6	19.8	24.1	21.0	10.9	5.6
35–44	6.3	5.6	5.4	18.6	23.4	19.7	12.4	8.6
45+	10.1	7.6	6.2	17.9	21.0	18.2	10.7	8.2
Total***	7.6	7.7	6.4	21.4	23.5	18.3	9.7	5.5
1989
under 20	11.0	11.4	10.2	26.5	22.4	12.9	4.0	1.5
21–24	6.7	7.8	7.4	24.1	24.9	18.0	7.7	3.5
25–34	6.2	6.5	5.8	19.7	24.2	20.5	11.2	5.8
35–44	5.5	5.6	5.3	18.6	22.4	20.9	13.1	8.6
45+	8.9	6.9	5.5	17.8	21.6	20.0	11.5	7.8
Total***	7.3	7.5	6.7	21.2	23.3	18.8	9.8	5.5
1988
under 20	11.9	12.7	9.9	26.9	21.0	12.0	3.9	1.7
21–24	7.4	8.4	6.5	23.9	25.0	17.4	7.3	4.0
25–34	6.2	6.8	5.8	19.8	24.2	20.4	11.3	5.7
35–44	6.2	5.7	4.9	18.3	23.1	21.3	12.4	8.2
45+	9.7	8.0	5.4	18.3	19.8	19.0	11.6	8.2
Total***	7.9	8.2	6.5	21.5	23.0	18.2	9.4	5.4
1987
under 20	11.9	12.6	10.3	26.1	22.5	11.6	3.4	1.7
21–24	7.5	8.7	7.6	24.9	24.8	16.5	6.7	3.4
25–34	6.2	7.1	6.3	19.8	24.3	20.2	10.7	5.5
35–44	6.1	6.0	5.0	18.0	23.9	19.6	12.7	8.7
45+	10.3	7.4	5.2	18.1	20.9	18.4	11.5	8.2
Total***	7.8	8.2	6.9	21.4	23.5	17.6	9.1	5.4
1986
under 20	11.0	13.1	10.0	27.7	22.1	10.8	3.8	1.6
21–24	7.5	8.1	7.4	23.7	25.6	16.9	7.8	2.9
25–34	6.3	7.4	6.2	20.5	24.7	19.5	10.1	5.3
35–44	6.1	7.2	5.8	19.6	22.5	20.1	11.3	7.5
45+	11.7	8.3	6.5	18.9	19.9	16.9	10.4	7.5
Total***	8.0	8.7	7.2	22.2	23.4	17.0	8.6	4.8
1985
under 20	11.4	12.3	9.4	27.5	22.8	11.5	3.4	1.7
21–24	6.3	9.2	6.8	24.3	25.9	16.6	7.5	3.3
25–34	6.0	6.9	6.5	21.7	24.5	18.8	10.0	5.6
35–44	5.9	6.0	6.0	18.8	23.1	20.2	11.8	8.2
45+	9.7	7.7	6.1	19.3	21.6	17.4	10.9	7.4
Total***	7.4	8.3	7.0	22.6	23.9	17.0	8.7	5.1
1984
under 20	9.8	11.6	9.4	27.1	23.1	12.3	5.0	1.7
21–24	6.4	8.3	7.9	23.1	25.3	17.6	7.6	3.7
25–34	5.6	7.2	6.4	21.1	25.0	19.8	9.5	5.4
35–44	5.3	6.1	5.5	19.8	24.8	19.3	12.0	7.2
45+	7.8	7.3	6.2	18.9	23.0	18.3	11.4	7.2
Total***	6.8	8.1	7.1	22.2	24.4	17.6	8.8	4.9
1983
under 20	7.3	10.8	9.0	27.0	24.6	14.4	5.0	1.9
21–24	5.5	7.4	7.2	23.9	26.0	17.3	8.6	4.0
25–34	4.9	6.4	6.0	21.3	25.3	19.7	10.5	5.8
35–44	4.3	5.5	5.2	20.1	24.2	20.3	12.5	7.7
45+	6.5	6.9	5.4	19.2	21.7	19.8	12.0	8.4
Total***	5.6	7.4	6.7	22.6	24.6	18.2	9.5	5.3
1982
under 20	8.0	10.5	9.2	27.8	23.2	13.7	5.3	2.3
21–24	5.6	7.6	7.3	24.0	25.0	18.0	8.3	4.2
25–34	5.5	6.8	6.0	21.3	24.8	19.6	10.5	5.5
35–44	5.5	6.1	5.8	19.7	23.0	20.2	11.5	8.2
45+	6.9	7.2	6.5	19.1	21.7	19.4	11.2	7.9
Total***	6.1	7.7	7.0	22.7	23.8	18.1	9.2	5.3
Males
2004
under 20	10.3	9.9	9.0	26.6	22.2	14.8	5.3	1.9
21–24	7.4	7.7	7.0	24.1	25.1	17.2	8.0	3.4
25–34	6.9	6.9	6.3	21.6	25.4	19.3	8.9	4.7
35–44	6.8	5.5	6.0	19.9	22.9	20.0	11.5	7.4
45+	8.3	7.9	6.5	19.5	21.8	18.2	11.4	6.5
Total***	7.7	7.4	6.8	21.9	23.6	18.2	9.4	5.1
2003
under 20	10.3	10.7	8.7	25.1	23.9	13.1	5.2	3.0
21–24	7.1	7.6	6.2	25.2	24.8	18.1	8.4	2.5
25–34	6.9	7.3	6.1	21.1	24.9	19.0	9.6	5.0
35–44	7.4	6.1	5.5	19.8	21.8	20.8	11.7	7.0
45+	9.2	8.0	6.4	20.0	20.9	18.0	10.9	6.6
Total***	8.0	7.7	6.4	21.8	23.1	18.2	9.6	5.1
2002
under 20	11.9	11.0	9.0	26.2	22.0	12.3	5.6	2.0
21–24	7.0	8.1	7.1	23.0	26.1	18.2	7.4	3.2
25–34	6.0	7.4	6.9	21.3	24.1	19.4	9.6	5.2
35–44	6.6	5.2	6.5	19.0	23.9	20.3	11.7	6.8
45+	9.0	7.3	5.5	19.0	21.9	18.5	12.0	6.7
Total***	7.7	7.5	6.8	21.3	23.7	18.2	9.7	5.1
2001
under 20	11.5	11.7	10.1	25.9	21.3	13.2	4.5	1.8
21–24	7.7	8.6	8.0	23.8	23.9	16.3	8.3	3.5
25–34	7.2	7.0	7.0	20.4	24.8	19.0	10.2	4.3
35–44	7.3	6.7	5.9	19.3	22.6	19.2	11.3	7.7
45+	9.2	6.8	5.8	19.0	21.5	18.1	11.8	7.9
Total***	8.3	7.8	7.1	21.2	23.0	17.6	9.7	5.4
2000
under 20	10.2	11.2	11.1	25.8	22.7	12.4	4.2	2.4
21–24	8.6	8.3	7.6	22.3	25.3	16.4	7.9	3.6
25–34	6.7	7.0	7.1	21.7	24.8	18.7	9.7	4.3
35–44	6.5	7.0	5.9	19.4	23.1	19.5	11.3	7.3
45+	9.9	7.8	6.0	19.6	20.9	18.3	11.1	6.4
Total***	8.1	8.0	7.2	21.4	23.4	17.5	9.3	5.0
1999