Drink…then drive away: The effects of lowering the blood alcohol concentration in Utah.

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العنوان:	Drink…then drive away: The effects of lowering the blood alcohol concentration in Utah.
المؤلفون:	Portillo JE; University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA., Sugiarto W; Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA., Willardsen K; Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
المصدر:	Health economics [Health Econ] 2024 Aug; Vol. 33 (8), pp. 1869-1894. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21.
نوع المنشور:	Journal Article
اللغة:	English
بيانات الدورية:	Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9306780 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1099-1050 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10579230 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Econ Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة:	Original Publication: Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1992-
مواضيع طبية MeSH:	Accidents, Traffic* , Blood Alcohol Content*, Humans ; Utah ; Alcohol Drinking/blood ; Male ; Female ; Automobile Driving ; Driving Under the Influence/legislation & jurisprudence ; Driving Under the Influence/statistics & numerical data ; Adult
مستخلص:	In March of 2017 Utah announced its intent to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 g/dL. However, this change did not take effect until 2019. We employ a difference-in- differences strategy on Utah counties using neighboring states as controls to test whether this policy change significantly affected the number of traffic accidents or the severity of those accidents. Results show the policy appears to temporarily decrease the total number of accidents, limited primarily to property damage- only accidents. We believe these results may be partially explained by drivers who, after the policy is enacted, avoid reporting property damage-only accidents if possible. Using insurance claims data, we show there is no corresponding fall in insurance claims or payouts suggesting that the fall in total accidents likely comes from under-reporting. (© 2024 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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فهرسة مساهمة:	Keywords: DUI; accidents; alcohol; difference‐in‐differences; driving
المشرفين على المادة:	0 (Blood Alcohol Content)
تواريخ الأحداث:	Date Created: 20240522 Date Completed: 20240702 Latest Revision: 20240702
رمز التحديث:	20240702
DOI:	10.1002/hec.4842
PMID:	38773779
قاعدة البيانات:	MEDLINE

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DOI:	10.1002/hec.4842