Computing fatality rates by make and series of passenger cars: 1984-88 models
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
April 1991
Abstract
This document describes the methods used to compute occupant fatality rates among the different makes and series of passenger cars that are presented in the "Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, Special Report — Occupant Death Rates, 1984-88 Model Cars" (Vol. 26, No. 4, April 13, 1991). The computed rates summarize the motor vehicle occupant fatality experience of passenger cars in the United States and are derived from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data and R.L. Polk and Company vehicle registration data. The computed occupant fatality rates are for cars one to five years old (1984-88 model years) in calendar years 1985-89. Thus, each rate is typically based on five recent model years and reflects occupant fatalities and vehicle registration in five calendar years.
This document describes the methods used to compute occupant fatality rates among the different makes and series of passenger cars that are presented in the "Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, Special Report — Occupant Death Rates, 1984-88 Model Cars" (Vol. 26, No. 4, April 13, 1991). The computed rates summarize the motor vehicle occupant fatality experience of passenger cars in the United States and are derived from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data and R.L. Polk and Company vehicle registration data. The computed occupant fatality rates are for cars one to five years old (1984-88 model years) in calendar years 1985-89. Thus, each rate is typically based on five recent model years and reflects occupant fatalities and vehicle registration in five calendar years.
Abstract
This document describes the methods used to compute occupant fatality rates among the different makes and series of passenger cars that are presented in the "Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, Special Report — Occupant Death Rates, 1984-88 Model Cars" (Vol. 26, No. 4, April 13, 1991). The computed rates summarize the motor vehicle occupant fatality experience of passenger cars in the United States and are derived from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data and R.L. Polk and Company vehicle registration data. The computed occupant fatality rates are for cars one to five years old (1984-88 model years) in calendar years 1985-89. Thus, each rate is typically based on five recent model years and reflects occupant fatalities and vehicle registration in five calendar years.Injury control: Crash analysis / Vehicles: Miscellaneous, ID: 876