Are traffic deaths in ireland related to alcohol consumption? Restudying a time series model

✍ Scribed by Hans C. Joksch

• Book ID: 102978760
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 563 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0001-4575
• DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(91)90063-b

✦ Synopsis

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.