Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian US Traffic Fatalities, 2008-2010

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Examines traffic-fatality rates in Appalachia and the non-Appalachia U.S. using Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Census data from 2008-2010. Includes rural versus urban traffic fatality data inside and outside Appalachia, with data by gender and age group. Provides rural versus urban fatality data for passenger-vehicle drivers and passengers, motorcyclists, ATV riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

Motao Zhu, Songzhu Zhao, Kelly K. Gurka, Sahiti Kandati, Jeffery H. Coben

Annals of Epidemiology, 23(6), 377-380

06/2013

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Appalachia · Mortality · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data