Pedro Torres1, Eduardo Romano2, Robert B Voas3, Mario de la Rosa4, John H Lacey5. 1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, CALL BOX 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681-9018, USA. Electronic address: pedro.torres14@upr.edu. 2. Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705-3111, USA. Electronic address: romano@pire.org. 3. Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705-3111, USA. Electronic address: voas@pire.org. 4. Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, PCA 356, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, USA. Electronic address: delarosa@fiu.edu. 5. Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705-3111, USA. Electronic address: lacey@pire.org.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The literature presents a puzzling picture of Latinos being overrepresented in alcohol-related crashes, but not in noncrash drinking and driving. This report examines if, like other demographic variables in which some groups are at a higher crash risk than others (e.g., young drivers), different racial/ethnic groups face different crash risks. METHOD: This study compares blood-alcohol information from the 2006-2007 U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) with control data from the 2007 U.S. National Roadside Survey. Logistic regression, including a dual interaction between BAC and race/ethnicity, was used to estimate crash risk at different BAC levels. RESULTS: It was found that, although Hispanic and African-American drivers were less likely to be involved in single-vehicle crashes than their White counterparts, all drivers face similar BAC relative crash risk regardless of their group membership. The overrepresentation of Latino drivers in alcohol-related crashes could be explained by differences in patterns of consumption, driving exposure, lack of awareness of driving rules, and/or socioeconomics.
INTRODUCTION: The literature presents a puzzling picture of Latinos being overrepresented in alcohol-related crashes, but not in noncrash drinking and driving. This report examines if, like other demographic variables in which some groups are at a higher crash risk than others (e.g., young drivers), different racial/ethnic groups face different crash risks. METHOD: This study compares blood-alcohol information from the 2006-2007 U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) with control data from the 2007 U.S. National Roadside Survey. Logistic regression, including a dual interaction between BAC and race/ethnicity, was used to estimate crash risk at different BAC levels. RESULTS: It was found that, although Hispanic and African-American drivers were less likely to be involved in single-vehicle crashes than their White counterparts, all drivers face similar BAC relative crash risk regardless of their group membership. The overrepresentation of Latino drivers in alcohol-related crashes could be explained by differences in patterns of consumption, driving exposure, lack of awareness of driving rules, and/or socioeconomics.
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