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Table 8

Table 8. Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes and given blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests, according to injury severity, United States, 1982–2004.
Year Drivers given BAC tests
Dead Alive All
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
2004 19,969 74.3 9,637 31.2 29,638 50.8
2003 20,138 75.2 9,354 30.0 29,517 50.4
2002 20,163 75.6 9,733 31.5 29,916 51.5
2001 19,814 76.6 9,826 31.6 29,667 51.5
2000 18,958 74.2 9,912 31.8 28,888 50.4
1999 18,681 74.0 9,437 30.7 28,139 49.8
1998 18,192 73.5 9,436 30.2 27,647 48.8
1997 18,111 73.4 9,520 30.3 27,644 48.8
1996 18,297 74.6 9,375 29.5 27,695 48.6
1995 18,635 76.4 9,235 29.6 27,890 49.7
1994 17,964 75.8 8,588 28.4 26,576 48.7
1993 17,696 76.5 8,462 28.5 26,172 49.0
1992 17,660 78.2 8,170 28.4 25,851 49.8
1991 18,769 78.4 8,493 28.4 27,284 50.2
1990 20,322 78.9 9,455 29.1 29,811 50.6
1989 20,972 79.5 9,145 27.4 30,138 49.9
1988 21,347 78.3 8,916 25.8 30,289 48.7
1987 20,873 77.8 8,894 26.0 29,775 48.5
1986 20,575 77.3 8,733 26.4 29,321 48.6
1985 19,324 76.3 8,347 26.1 27,686 47.8
1984 18,451 72.1 7,295 23.2 25,759 44.8
1983 16,257 67.4 6,750 22.5 23,023 42.1
1982 16,050 65.0 6,765 22.0 22,837 40.8
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