ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IS DISCUSSED. THE STUDY SEEKS TO IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY (1) THE VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC LOSS TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND TO FAMILY UNITS, AND (2) THE SOURCES OF REPARATIONS FOR SUCH ECONOMIC LOSS. IN ANALYZING THE SERIOUS INJURY STUDY, EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON THE ECONOMIC LOSSES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SUFFERING ONE OR MORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES, AND UPON THE RECOVERY OF SUCH LOSSES. IN PARTICULAR, ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO RECOVERY UNDER THE VARIOUS INSURANCE PROGRAMS, WITH SOME SPECIAL ANALYSES OF RECOVERY UNDER TORT. CERTAIN DATA ARE PRESENTED WHICH HAVE BEEN EXTRACTED FROM MORE DETAILED REFERENCE TABLES. DETAILS OF THE SAMPLE DESIGN AND THE METHODS USED FOR ESTIMATING SAMPLING ERRORS, COPIES OF THE SURVEY DOCUMENTS, DISCUSSION OF THE CODING AND ADJUSTMENT OF DATA IN PREPARATION FOR TABULATION, AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHTING OF THE SAMPLE TO PROVIDE NATIONAL ESTIMATES ARE PRESENTED IN THE APPENDICES. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 1, 2
• Corporate Authors:

  Westat, Incorporated

  Research Division, 11600 Nebel Street
  Rockville, MD  United States  20852
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crashes; Economics; Injuries; Loss and damage; Sampling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Recovery
• Old TRIS Terms: Consequential damages
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221330
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM