Several states recently lowered the legal drinking age to 18. The objectives of the study were: (1) To determine if alcohol-related crashes increased among legally affected populations in three study states, (2) to determine, if changes occurred, whether a causal relationship exists between the crash experience changes and the legal changes. Seven states were studied in a multiple-time-series quasi-experimental design. Through controlled time-series analyses it was found that statistically and socially significant increases in alcohol-related crashes resulted in Michigan and Main following the lower legal drinking age.


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    Title :

    The Effect of Lower Legal Drinking Age on Youth Crash Involvement


    Contributors:
    R. L. Douglas (author) / L. D. Filkins (author) / F. A. Clark (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    220 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English