Stats of our lives: Too broke to drink... and drive

How the poor economy may be curbing drunken driving — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures  

Too broke to drink... and drive
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112 million

Estimated number of drunken driving episodes during the Great Recession year of 2010

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30

Percent decrease. Possible factors include "less discretionary driving as a result of the current economic downturn" and an increased tendency for people to drink at home.

Source: The CDC

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