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Table 1 Prevalence of alcohol and marijuana in drivers who died within 1 hour of crash by age, FARS, selected states, 1999 to 2010

From: Effects of minimum legal drinking age on alcohol and marijuana use: evidence from toxicological testing data for fatally injured drivers aged 16 to 25 years

Age

Number of drivers tested

Percent alcohol only involved

Absolute change in percent for each year of age

Percent Marijuana only involved

Absolute change in percent for each year of age

Alcohol and marijuana involved

Absolute change in percent for each year of age

16

280

15

 

4.6

 

3.9

 

17

473

18.2

3.2

9.9

5.3

5.9

2

18

770

24.8

6.6

8.2

−1.7

5.8

−0.1

19

825

28.4

3.6

7.4

−0.8

6.8

1

20

811

35.6

7.2

6.7

−0.7

6.9

0.1

21

973

42.3

6.7

5.2

−1.5

8.7

1.8

22

875

43.4

1.1

4.7

−0.7

8

−0.7

23

769

44

0.6

4.8

0.1

9.8

1.8

24

758

47.6

3.6

4.5

−0.3

8.6

−1.2

25

657

47.3

−0.3

3.8

−0.7

8.1

−0.5

Total

7,191

36.8

 

5.9

 

7.6

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