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16-16. Reported SC Traffic Accidents by Age of Driver: 1997

                                                                                     PROPERTY DAMAGE
                 TOTAL COLLISIONS       FATAL COLLISIONS     INJURY COLLISIONS           ACCIDENTS

 AGE             NUMBER     PERCENT     NUMBER   PERCENT      NUMBER   PERCENT        NUMBER   PERCENT

 Under 15            233       0            2       0             95       0             136       0

 15-19            27,006      14          135      11          9,256      15          17,615      14

 20-24            25,611      14          155      13          8,754      14          13,549      11

 25-34            42,601      23          309      25         14,506      23          17,923      14

 35-44            34,562      18          220      18         11,462      18          25,212      20

 45-54            23,695      13          164      14          7,921      13          19,495      16

 55-64            13,194       7           84       7          4,425       7          11,668       9
 
 65 & Older       14,546       8          110       9          4,875       8          13,377      11

 Unknown Age         754       0            0       0            234       0             520       0

 TOTAL 1/        188,849     100        1,216     100         63,086     100        124,547      100

Note: Percentage distribution may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Source: S.C. Department of Public Safety, "1997 S.C. Traffic Collision Fact Book," p. 21. Percent calculations by the Office of Research and Statistics.

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