Citation

Joksch HC. Accid. Anal. Prev. 1991; 23(5): 437-442.

Affiliation

Mid-America Research Institute, West Hartford, CT 06107.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1741899

Abstract

The traffic death rate and per capita alcohol consumption in Ireland were found by Walsh to be correlated. However, a more detailed analysis shows that changes in traffic deaths precede changes in alcohol consumption. Therefore, the correlation can not reflect a causal relation. When a speculative variable is included, the relation becomes concurrent. The overall conclusion is that there is no credible evidence for a relation between per capita alcohol consumption and traffic deaths.