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| US Less Safe, Bush Not Blamed |
| 2007-06-07 |
| The nation's accidental death rate has been gradually creeping higher and is up 12 percent compared to the lowest rate on record, in 1992, according to a report released Thursday by the National Safety Council. The independent, nonprofit group warned that if the trend continues, the nation could surpass the all-time high of 116,385 accidental deaths, set in 1969. About 40,000 of those were automobile-related. Puts 1,000 troop deaths per year in a new light, doesn't it? From 1969 until 1992, the rate of accidental deaths - a number adjusted for population growth - steadily declined. The council credited seat belts and air bags in vehicles, smoke detectors in homes and stiff drunken driving laws with reducing deaths. But ground is being lost because of increasing rates of falls among the elderly and accidental overdoses from legal and illegal drugs, said Alan McMillan, CEO of the National Safety Council. Meanwhile, deaths from workplace accidents and car crashes have been fairly stable. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 IIRC, from 1969 to 1992, the trend was down. The latest figgers, however, continue the upwards trend since 1992. But still, GIGO. Not to mention, "So what?" I did it for the headline. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-06-07 17:26 |
| #3 There are more people focused on reporting systems as time goes by.. There is a cottage industry of researchers and information gatherers that keeps increasing. Data collection is probably better or increased in 1992 as compared to 1969. 1992 is the latest data? I don't think so. The data in this study is 15 years and older. As you say P2K, GIGO. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-06-07 10:40 |
| #2 There are more people focused on reporting systems as time goes by.. There is a cottage industry of researchers and information gatherers that keeps increasing. Data collection is probably better or increased in 1992 as compared to 1969. 1992 is the latest data? I don't think so. The data in this study is 15 years and older. As you say P2K, GIGO. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-06-07 10:39 |
| #1 From 1969 until 1992, the rate of accidental deaths - a number adjusted for population growth - steadily declined. The council credited seat belts and air bags in vehicles, smoke detectors in homes and stiff drunken driving laws with reducing deaths. But ground is being lost because of increasing rates of falls among the elderly... So you compensate for population increase, but not the shift of the age of the population. GIGO. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-06-07 09:24 |