Number and rates* of motor vehicle deaths by sex, race,† and ethnicity‡ for persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 1990–98§
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Rates calculated per 100 000 age specific population. | |||||||||
| †Race category of American Indian includes Alaskan Native; race category of Asian includes Pacific Islander. | |||||||||
| ‡Hispanic and non-Hispanic ethnicity is used separately from the race category. A person can be included in one race category and either the Hispanic or non-Hispanic category. | |||||||||
| §Reports on Hispanic origin exclude data from the following states: Oklahoma 1990–96, New Hampshire 1990–92, Louisiana 1990–91. | |||||||||
| ¶Most rates for American Indians/Alaskan Natives were not calculated due to instability of rates based on fewer than 20 deaths. | |||||||||
| Men | |||||||||
| White | 3566 (31.4) | 3514 (30.4) | 3531 (30.0) | 3606 (30.1) | 3694 (30.4) | 3724 (30.2) | 3876 (31.0) | 3985 (31.6) | 4054 (31.9) |
| Black | 349 (36.2) | 348 (35.4) | 348 (34.7) | 381 (37.3) | 390 (37.5) | 383 (36.1) | 383 (35.5) | 354 (32.3) | 402 (36.6) |
| American Indian¶ | 21 (42.5) | 30 (58.2) | 25 (46.5) | 25 (44.8) | 19 (–) | 17 (–) | 27 (43.4) | 32 (49.8) | 24 (36.2) |
| Asian | 68 (33.0) | 64 (29.1) | 66 (28.1) | 52 (20.9) | 99 (37.7) | 90 (32.5) | 69 (23.7) | 93 (30.4) | 74 (22.9) |
| Hispanic | 166 (34.8) | 163 (32.1) | 145 (27.1) | 180 (31.7) | 196 (32.7) | 218 (34.4) | 235 (35.1) | 200 (28.3) | 232 (31.3) |
| Non-Hispanic | 3626 (31.0) | 3655 (30.3) | 3687 (30.0) | 3757 (29.9) | 3919 (30.8) | 3903 (30.2) | 4023 (30.8) | 4240 (31.7) | 4305 (32.0) |
| Total men | 4004 (31.9) | 3956 (30.9) | 3970 (30.4) | 4064 (30.5) | 4202 (31.1) | 4214 (30.7) | 4355 (31.3) | 4464 (31.7) | 4554 (32.1) |
| Women | |||||||||
| White | 2926 (17.4) | 2850 (16.7) | 2842 (16.5) | 2975 (17.0) | 3096 (17.6) | 3142 (17.7) | 3106 (17.4) | 32.3 (17.9) | 3253 (18.1) |
| Black | 209 (13.5) | 179 (11.4) | 168 (10.5) | 188 (11.6) | 224 (13.6) | 192 (11.5) | 221 (13.1) | 243 (14.2) | 239 (13.8) |
| American Indian¶ | 11(–) | 11(–) | 13 (–) | 16 (–) | 15 (–) | 8 (–) | 18 (–) | 31 (35.5) | 25 (27.7) |
| Asian | 60 (23.7) | 47 (17.1) | 60 (20.1) | 78 (24.2) | 65 (18.8) | 70 (18.9) | 84 (21.3) | 86 (20.6) | 74 (16.7) |
| Hispanic | 99 (14.7) | 98 (13.7) | 107 (14.2) | 114 (14.3) | 113 (13.5) | 121 (13.7) | 128 (13.8) | 136 (14.0) | 114 (11.2) |
| Non-Hispanic | 2939 (16.9) | 2878 (16.1) | 2890 (15.9) | 3037 (16.5) | 3224 (17.3) | 3223 (17.2) | 3213 (17.1) | 3419 (17.9) | 3468 (18.1) |
| Total women | 3206 (17.2) | 3087 (16.3) | 3083 (16.0) | 3257 (16.7) | 3400 (17.3) | 3412 (17.2) | 3429 (17.1) | 3563 (17.7) | 3591 (17.8) |
| Grand total | 7210 (23.1) | 7044 (22.2) | 7053 (21.8) | 7321 (22.3) | 7602 (22.9) | 7626 (22.7) | 7784 (22.9) | 8027 (23.5) | 8145 (23.7) |