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.
The Effect of Lower Legal Drinking Age on Youth Crash Involvement
1974
220 pages
Report
No indication
English
Youth, alcohol and relative risk of crash involvement
Elsevier | 1986
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