This statistic depicts the percentage of those who had driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year among persons aged 12 or older in the United States from 2002 to 2015. In 2009, 12 percent of people aged 12 and older claimed to have driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Alcoholism refers to problems with alcohol and often refers to alcohol addiction. Alcohol has the potential to cause damage to all organs of the body.
Driving under the influence of alcohol in the U.S. from 2002 to 2015*
* Alcohol use in the past year among persons aged 12 years and older.
This statistic was assembled from several editions of the same national survey.
** Methodological changes.
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SAMHSA. (September 8, 2016). Driving under the influence of alcohol in the U.S. from 2002 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/354299/driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-in-the-us/
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SAMHSA. (2016). Driving under the influence of alcohol in the U.S. from 2002 to 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/354299/driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Driving under The Influence of Alcohol in The U.S. from 2002 to 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/354299/driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-in-the-us/
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Driving under the influence of alcohol in the U.S. from 2002 to 2015* [Graph], SAMHSA, September 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/354299/driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-in-the-us/