Table 18. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Age, 1982-2003

Year

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

BAC = 0.01+

BAC = 0.08+

BAC = 0.01+

BAC = 0.08+

BAC = 0.01+

BAC = 0.08+

Age

<16 Years

16-20 Years

21-24 Years

1982

     412

20

17

  9,858

45

36

9,018

53

46

1983

     416

19

16

  9,334

43

35

8,432

53

46

1984

     446

20

15

  9,804

40

31

8,963

52

44

1985

     479

21

15

  9,386

35

26

9,046

47

40

1986

     504

22

15

10,163

37

28

9,129

49

41

1987

     469

20

14

  9,910

33

25

8,808

47

39

1988

     448

17

12

10,171

33

25

8,555

47

39

1989

     402

15

11

  9,442

30

23

7,723

45

38

1990

     409

19

14

  8,821

33

25

7,195

46

39

1991

     364

18

11

  8,002

30

23

6,748

45

38

1992

     350

18

11

  7,192

27

21

6,323

42

35

1993

     383

14

  9

  7,256

24

18

6,406

40

34

1994

     397

16

12

  7,723

24

18

6,291

39

33

1995

     410

14

  9

  7,725

21

16

6,263

38

32

1996

     413

13

  9

  7,824

23

17

6,205

38

31

1997

     345

11

  8

  7,719

22

17

5,705

36

30

1998

     361

15

11

  7,767

22

17

5,613

37

32

1999

     333

13

10

  7,985

22

17

5,639

38

31

2000

     320

15

10

  8,024

24

18

5,950

38

32

2001

     293

16

12

  7,992

23

18

6,037

39

33

2002

     335

13

  9

  8,128

23

18

6,316

39

33

2003

     342

14

10

  7,693

24

19

6,234

38

32

25-34 Years

35-44 Years

45-54 Years

1982

14,787

46

41

  7,984

38

33

4,980

32

28

1983

14,470

46

41

  8,068

37

33

4,992

29

25

1984

15,233

44

39

  8,563

35

31

5,084

28

24

1985

15,257

42

37

  8,892

32

29

5,150

26

22

1986

16,179

43

38

  9,240

33

29

5,077

26

22

1987

16,562

43

37

  9,778

32

28

5,470

23

20

1988

16,398

42

36

10,077

32

28

5,761

23

20

1989

15,928

40

35

10,106

32

28

6,038

24

21

1990

15,764

43

37

10,177

33

30

5,867

24

20

1991

14,151

41

36

  9,482

32

28

5,458

23

20

1992

13,049

40

35

  9,284

31

27

5,672

22

19

1993

13,038

37

32

  9,738

30

27

5,970

21

18

1994

12,891

36

31

  9,951

29

26

6,493

21

18

1995

13,048

35

30

10,677

30

26

6,815

21

18

1996

12,889

34

30

10,955

29

25

7,127

21

18

1997

12,453

32

27

10,904

29

26

7,522

20

17

1998

11,925

32

28

11,241

28

24

7,690

21

18

1999

11,763

32

28

11,059

28

25

7,708

20

17

2000

11,739

33

28

11,132

30

26

8,234

22

18

2001

11,584

32

28

11,261

29

25

8,346

22

19

2002

11,483

33

29

10,973

29

26

8,558

22

19

2003

11,218

31

27

10,967

28

24

8,972

22

19

55-64 Years

65-74 Years

>74 Years

1982

  3,941

25

21

  2,343

17

14

1,551

11

  8

1983

  3,862

23

20

  2,434

14

12

1,592

10

  8

1984

  4,059

22

18

  2,620

16

13

1,696

10

  7

1985

  4,112

19

16

  2,650

14

11

1,829

  8

  5

1986

  4,019

20

16

  2,844

14

11

2,037

  8

  5

1987

  4,223

18

15

  2,987

13

10

2,091

  7

  5

1988

  4,320

18

15

  3,079

14

10

2,297

  8

  5

1989

  4,202

17

15

  3,107

12

  9

2,324

  7

  5

1990

  4,068

17

14

  3,161

12

  9

2,340

  8

  5

1991

  3,695

16

13

  3,017

12

  9

2,454

  7

  4

1992

  3,688

16

13

  3,024

12

  9

2,450

  6

  4

1993

  3,824

17

14

  3,031

10

  8

2,817

  7

  4

1994

  3,828

15

12

  3,194

11

  9

2,867

  6

  4

1995

  4,079

16

14

  3,251

10

  8

2,989

  6

  4

1996

  4,237

15

12

  3,319

11

  8

3,068

  6

  5

1997

  4,394

14

11

  3,401

10

  8

3,314

  6

  4

1998

  4,478

14

11

  3,399

  9

  7

3,291

  6

  4

1999

  4,608

14

11

  3,251

10

  7

3,346

  6

  4

2000

  4,766

15

12

  3,134

11

  8

3,147

  6

  4

2001

  4,714

14

12

  3,156

  9

  7

3,290

  6

  4

2002

  5,093

14

12

  3,100

  9

  7

3,223

  6

  4

2003

  5,407

14

12

  3,094

10

  8

3,294

  7

  5

Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown. For more information, see About This Report.