15-16. | Reduce pedestrian deaths on public roads. |
Target: 1.0 pedestrian death per 100,000 population.
Baseline: 1.9 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 1998.
Target setting method: 50 percent improvement. (Better than the best will be used when data are available.)
Data source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA.
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Total Population, 1998 |
Pedestrian Deaths |
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Rate per 100,000 |
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TOTAL |
1.9 |
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Race and ethnicity |
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American Indian or Alaska Native |
DNC |
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Asian or Pacific Islander |
DNC |
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Asian |
DNA |
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Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
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Black or African American |
DNA |
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White |
DNA |
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Hispanic or Latino |
DNC |
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
DNC |
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Black or African American |
DNC |
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White |
DNC |
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Gender |
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Female |
1.2 |
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Male |
2.7 |
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Education level |
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Less than high school |
DNC |
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High school graduate |
DNC |
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At least some college |
DNC |
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Select populations |
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Persons aged 70 years and older |
3.9 |
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DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.