AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Nebraska - Selected Years                
  All Accidents
Age Group 1970 1980 1990 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
All Accidents                    
Total 75,908 63,478 68,901 73,397 79,807 79,160 78,319 77,491 75,133 75,436
Percent of Total
  15 and Under 0.6% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
  16-24 39.4% 41.1% 33.1% 32.9% 32.9% 33.4% 33.4% 32.9% 33.7% 33.0%
  25-34 17.4% 22.2% 24.1% 21.8% 19.6% 18.7% 18.8% 18.6% 18.5% 18.5%
  35-44 13.0% 11.4% 16.5% 18.0% 18.2% 18.1% 17.8% 17.5% 16.8% 16.8%
  45-54 10.6% 8.5% 9.1% 10.8% 12.5% 12.6% 12.9% 13.3% 13.4% 13.8%
  55-64 8.1% 6.6% 6.8% 6.5% 6.7% 6.9% 6.9% 7.1% 7.4% 7.9%
  65 and Over 6.1% 6.7% 8.2% 8.5% 8.3% 8.5% 8.4% 8.6% 8.5% 8.3%
  Not Stated 4.7% 2.6% 1.3% 0.5% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0%
                     
Fatal Accidents
Total 498 477 339 349 399 397 368 347 409 394
Percent of Total
  15 and Under 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% 1.7% 2.5% 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 1.7% 0.0%
  16-24 36.9% 37.1% 32.2% 28.7% 25.8% 25.4% 28.3% 25.1% 26.9% 26.9%
  25-34 18.3% 23.0% 23.9% 24.4% 19.0% 18.6% 19.0% 17.9% 16.1% 16.0%
  35-44 11.4% 10.2% 13.3% 14.0% 18.3% 22.4% 17.4% 17.9% 15.9% 17.3%
  45-54 12.6% 10.2% 9.4% 11.2% 12.3% 12.6% 13.0% 17.6% 19.6% 17.5%
  55-64 9.2% 8.0% 4.4% 7.2% 9.8% 8.8% 6.5% 7.8% 8.6% 10.9%
  65 and Over 8.6% 9.8% 14.5% 12.9% 12.3% 11.1% 14.9% 12.4% 11.0% 11.4%
  Not Stated 1.8% 1.2% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
                     
Injury Accidents
Total 21,326 23,338 27,333 32,602 35,599 34,527 33,994 31,510 28,031 26,348
Percent of Total
  15 and Under 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
  16-24 41.5% 41.7% 34.3% 33.9% 34.4% 35.0% 34.9% 28.8% 34.8% 34.2%
  25-34 17.8% 23.4% 24.9% 22.9% 20.7% 19.9% 19.9% 19.6% 19.5% 19.3%
  35-44 13.0% 11.8% 16.3% 18.1% 18.3% 18.3% 17.9% 17.7% 16.9% 16.9%
  45-54 10.8% 8.4% 9.0% 10.5% 12.2% 12.2% 12.5% 12.8% 13.1% 13.2%
  55-64 8.2% 6.4% 6.3% 5.8% 6.0% 6.3% 6.3% 6.6% 6.9% 7.5%
  65 and Over 5.7% 6.0% 7.6% 7.3% 7.0% 7.0% 7.1% 7.6% 7.4% 7.4%
  Not Stated 2.2% 1.2% 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Source:  Calculated from data from Nebraska Department of Roads, Highway Safety
Division, 2003 Traffic Accident Facts, Annual Report, 2004.
Last Update: 04-Nov-04
by Nebraska Databook
e-mail:  mlundeen@neded.org