Population weighted data representative of crashes in the United States showing lost work days and lost productivity estimates for people who survived a crash and people fatally injured in a crash (95% confidence interval)
| Variable | Surviving occupants | Fatally injured occupants | Total, all motor vehicle crash occupants |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Mean data from 1993–2001 from a sample of 32 748 occupants of motor vehicles that crashed who had worked before the crash, representing 18 228 327 occupants of vehicles that crashed nationally. | |||
| †Data from 2001 based on sample of 3462 occupants of motor vehicles that crashed who had worked before the crash, representing 2 110 572 occupants of vehicles that crashed nationally. | |||
| Mean work days lost* | 2.0 (1.9 to 2.2) | 2570 (2370 to 2770) | 28 (15.8 to 40.1) |
| Total work days lost from motor vehicle crashes occurring in 2001† | 3 638 100 (3 003 600 to 4 272 500) | 57 199 400 (20 700 400 to 93 698 400) | 60 837 500 (23 980 100 to 97 694 800) |
| Lost productivity per crash occupant in 2001 ($US)† | 247 (235 to 272) | 317 652 (292 932 to 342 372) | 3461 (1953 to 4956) |
| Total lost productivity in 2001 ($millions)† | 450 (371 to 528) | 7070 (2559 to 11 581) | 7520 (2964 to 12 075) |