Fatality_df: Drunk Driving Laws and Traffic Deaths

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Drunk Driving Laws and Traffic Deaths

Description

This dataset contains data on traffic fatalities and laws related to drunk driving across U.S. states. It includes information on beer taxes, minimum legal drinking age (MLDA), and other socioeconomic factors observed between 1982 and 1988.

Usage

data(Fatality_df)

Format

A data frame with 336 observations and 10 variables:

state

State identifier (integer).

year

Year of the observation (integer).

mrall

Motor vehicle fatality rate per 100,000 population (numeric).

beertax

Beer tax in dollars per gallon (numeric).

mlda

Minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) (numeric).

jaild

Indicator for mandatory jail sentence for drunk-driving (Factor: Yes/No).

comserd

Indicator for mandatory community service for drunk-driving (Factor: Yes/No).

vmiles

Vehicle miles traveled in billions (numeric).

unrate

Unemployment rate (numeric).

perinc

Per capita income in dollars (numeric).

Details

The dataset name has been changed to 'Fatality_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is stored as a traditional data frame in R. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Panel data on drunk driving laws and traffic deaths in the U.S. for 48 states, 1982–1988.

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