Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing a More Severe Drunk-Driving Law in China: Findings from Two Open Access Data Sources
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Statement
2.2. Data Sources
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Differences in Crude Deaths
3.2. GBD 2015 Update
3.3. Police Data
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | GBD 2015 Update (A) | Police Data (B) | Ratio (A/B) |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | 109,238 | 4715 | 23 |
2010 | 105,396 | 1998 | 53 |
2015 | 93,750 | 2744 | 34 |
Type of Data | Year | Mortality | YLDs per 100,000 Persons | ||
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RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | ||
Crude data | 1990 | 0.7454 * | (0.7429, 0.7479) | 0.5029 * | (0.5018, 0.5040) |
1995 | 0.8525 * | (0.8498, 0.8552) | 0.6461 * | (0.6449, 0.6473) | |
2000 | 0.9649 * | (0.9620, 0.9678) | 0.7712 * | (0.7698, 0.7726) | |
2005 | 1.0650 * | (1.0619, 1.0681) | 0.9012 * | (0.8996, 0.9027) | |
2010 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | |||
2015 | 0.8674 * | (0.8648, 0.8700) | 1.1798 * | (1.1780, 1.1817) | |
Age-standardized data | 1990 | 0.8319 * | (0.8291, 0.8346) | 0.6429 * | (0.6415, 0.6442) |
1995 | 0.9275 * | (0.9246, 0.9304) | 0.7865 * | (0.7850, 0.7880) | |
2000 | 1.0267 * | (1.0236, 1.0298) | 0.8760 * | (0.8744, 0.8775) | |
2005 | 1.0897 * | (1.0865, 1.0928) | 0.9527 * | (0.9511, 0.9543) | |
2010 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | |||
2015 | 0.8651 * | (0.8624, 0.8677) | 1.1328 * | (1.1310, 1.1345) |
Year | Mortality | Incidence | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
2006 | 1.9376 * | (1.9018, 1.9741) | 2.1014 * | (2.0773, 2.1258) |
2007 | 1.7585 * | (1.7255, 1.7921) | 1.9410 * | (1.9184, 1.9638) |
2008 | 1.5691 * | (1.5391, 1.5998) | 1.5899 * | (1.5707, 1.6092) |
2009 | 1.3624 * | (1.3355, 1.3897) | 1.3444 * | (1.3277, 1.3614) |
2010 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | ||
2011 | 1.0002 | (0.9791, 1.0217) | 1.0614 * | (1.0475, 1.0755) |
2012 | 1.1316 * | (1.1084, 1.1552) | 1.0753 * | (1.0613, 1.0895) |
2013 | 1.1285 * | (1.1054, 1.1520) | 1.0311 * | (1.0176, 1.0449) |
2014 | 1.2188 * | (1.1943, 1.2437) | 1.1513 * | (1.1366, 1.1663) |
2015 | 1.3397 * | (1.3134, 1.3665) | 1.2419 * | (1.2262, 1.2577) |
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Xiao, W.; Ning, P.; Schwebel, D.C.; Hu, G. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing a More Severe Drunk-Driving Law in China: Findings from Two Open Access Data Sources. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080832
Xiao W, Ning P, Schwebel DC, Hu G. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing a More Severe Drunk-Driving Law in China: Findings from Two Open Access Data Sources. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(8):832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080832
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Wangxin, Peishan Ning, David C. Schwebel, and Guoqing Hu. 2017. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing a More Severe Drunk-Driving Law in China: Findings from Two Open Access Data Sources" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 8: 832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080832