Drinking and driving among Whites and Hispanics on and off the US/Mexico border in California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine self-reported rates of driving under the influence (DUI) with and without arrest among border and non-border residents in California.

Methods

Data were obtained from 1,209 adults 18 to 39 years of age resident in four counties in California: Imperial on the U.S./Mexico border; and Kern, Tulare, and Madera in California's Central Valley. Households were selected using a list assisted sample. Data were collected on the phone or online and analyzed with a heteroskedastic ordinal generalized linear model.

Results

Driving after drinking (11.1% vs. 6.5%; q = 0.04) and the lifetime DUI arrest rates were higher for men than women (10.7% vs. 4%; q = 0.001). In multivariable analysis driving after drinking and DUI arrests were not higher on th

SUBMITTER: Caetano R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10528719 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature