Citation

Kposowa AJ, Breault KD. Int. J. Mens Health 2009; 8(2): 129-142.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Men's Studies Press)

DOI

10.3149/jmh.0802.129

PMID

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of marital status on mortality from motor vehicle accidents among men. The framework for the analysis was social integration and control theory. The sample comprised 450,483 men and women from the United States who were followed for a period of nine years. Cox Regression models were fitted to the data. During the follow-up period, 596 persons died from motor vehicle accidents. Divorced and separated persons were over 62 percent more likely to die from motor vehicle accidents than were their married counterparts. Men were nearly 2.6 times as likely to die from motor vehicle crashes as women. Education was a strong predictor of motor vehicle deaths. In general, the lower the level of education, the higher the mortality risk. It was concluded, in support of social integration and control theories, that being divorced is also an important risk factor for motor vehicle accident mortality.