Trends and disparities in alcohol-DWI license suspensions by suspension duration, North Carolina, 2007-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine trends and potential disparities in North Carolina (NC) driving while impaired by alcohol (alcohol-DWI) license suspensions from 2007-2016. Specific objectives included: 1) examining personal (e.g., race/ethnicity) and contextual (e.g., residential segregation) characteristics of alcohol-DWI license suspensions by suspension duration; and 2) examining trends in annual suspension rates by race/ethnicity, sex, and duration.

Methods

We linked NC administrative licensing and county-level survey data from several sources from 2007-2016. Suspensions were categorized by duration: 1 to <4 years and 4 years or longer (proxies for initial and repeat suspensions, respectively). We calculated counts, percentages, and suspensions rates (per 1,000 person-years) with 95%

SUBMITTER: Singichetti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414890 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature