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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Teens who Rode with Someone Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
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This indicators shows the percentage of high school students who rode in a car or other vehicle with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, one or more times in the past 30 days.
Why is this important?
Drivers with a blood alcohol content (BAC) above the national legal limit of 0.08% are guilty of driving under the influence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 28 people die in a motor vehicle crash that involve an alcohol-impaired driver in the United States. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44 billion. Drugs other than alcohol (e.g., marijuana and cocaine) are involved in about 18% of motor vehicle driver deaths. These other drugs are often used in combination with alcohol. Young adults, motorcyclists, and drivers with prior driving while impaired convictions are most likely to be involved in fatal crashes caused by impairment. There is strong evidence supporting the effectiveness of sobriety checkpoints as a public health intervention to reduce the harms associated with impaired driving.
14.3%
Source:
Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2018
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2018
Filter(s) for this location: State: Virginia
Compared to
Graph Selections
No significant difference with the overall value
Data Source
- Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Adolescent Health, Community / Social Environment, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Behaviors, Teens