Adult Drunk Driving Rates Across U.S. States in 2012 and 2014

Encompassing state-level percentages of adults who reported driving after drinking too much in the past 30 days. The data originates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the years 2012 and 2014. It was published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level variations in reported drunk driving percentages to identify high-risk regions.
• Compare changes in reported drunk driving rates between the 2012 and 2014 survey years.
• Correlate state-level drunk driving percentages with other public health or policy datasets using state as a key.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
• Provides coverage for all U.S. states, enabling national and regional analysis.
• Includes data from two distinct years (2012 and 2014), allowing for temporal comparison.

Limitations

• Data is limited to two specific years and may not reflect current trends.
• The measure relies on self-reported behavior, which is subject to social desirability bias.
• No granular data (e.g., individual records, demographic breakdowns) is available in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Collection Method

Survey data collected via the BRFSS.

Time Range

2012 and 2014.

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated in 2026, but the underlying data is from 2012 and 2014.

Geography

All U.S. states.