Table 1 Characteristics of fatally injured drivers in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, by those that have cannabis test results and those that do not, fatality analysis reporting system, 2019ā2020
From: State cannabis laws and cannabis positivity among fatally injured drivers
Variable | No test results (Nā=ā14,876) frequency (column %) | Test results (Nā=ā14,079) frequency (column %) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver demographics | |||
Ā Age, years | |||
Ā Ā 15ā20 | 932 (6.27) | 1317 (9.36) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā 21ā29 | 2952 (19.87) | 3575 (25.41) | Ā |
Ā Ā 30ā39 | 2957 (19.90) | 2756 (19.59) | Ā |
Ā Ā 40ā49 | 2337 (15.73) | 1919 (13.64) | Ā |
Ā Ā 50ā59 | 2451 (16.50) | 1925 (13.68) | Ā |
Ā ā„ā60 | 3229 (21.73) | 2577 (18.32) | Ā |
Ā Sex | |||
Ā Ā Male | 11,464 (77.10) | 11,154 (79.32) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā Female | 3405 (22.90) | 2908 (20.68) | Ā |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Ā Ā Non-Hispanic White | 7907 (61.40) | 7770 (59.41) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā Non-Hispanic Black | 2092 (16.24) | 2302 (17.60) | Ā |
Ā Ā Hispanic | 2516 (19.54) | 2454 (18.76) | Ā |
Ā Ā Other | 363 (2.82) | 552 (4.22) | Ā |
Crash circumstances | |||
Ā Time of day | |||
Ā Ā Day (7amā6pm) | 7717 (51.88) | 6929 (49.22) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā Night (7pmā6am) | 7159 (48.12) | 7150 (50.78) | Ā |
Day of the week | |||
Ā Ā Weekday (MondayāThursday) | 7653 (51.45) | 7072 (50.23) | 0.0388 |
Ā Ā Weekend (FridayāSunday) | 7223 (48.55) | 7007 (49.77) | Ā |
Ā Season | |||
Ā Ā Fall (SeptemberāNovember) | 4150 (27.90) | 3634 (25.81) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā Winter (DecemberāFebruary) | 3262 (21.93) | 2930 (20.81) | Ā |
Ā Ā Spring (MarchāMay) | 3220 (21.65) | 3367 (23.92) | Ā |
Ā Ā Summer (JuneāAugust) | 4244 (28.53) | 4148 (29.46) | Ā |
Ā Year | |||
Ā Ā 2019 | 6707 (45.09) | 7228 (51.34) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā 2020 | 8169 (54.91) | 6851 (48.66) | Ā |
Driver behavior | |||
Ā History of DWI | |||
Ā Ā No | 13,987 (95.50) | 13,146 (94.85) | 0.0102 |
Ā Ā Yes | 659 (4.50) | 714 (5.15) | Ā |
Ā Restraint use | |||
Ā Ā No | 8489 (62.19) | 8174 (62.42) | 0.5507 |
Ā Ā Yes | 5161 (37.81) | 4922 (37.58) | Ā |
Ā Alcohol level | |||
Ā Ā <ā0.08% | 6166 (41.45) | 8311 (59.03) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā Ā ā„ā0.08% | 8710 (58.55) | 5768 (40.97) | Ā |
State cannabis law | |||
Ā NoCL | 7713 (51.85) | 4956 (35.20) | <ā0.0001 |
Ā MCL | 4175 (28.07) | 5746 (40.81) | Ā |
Ā RMCL | 2988 (20.09) | 3377 (23.99) | Ā |