15-18. Reduce nonfatal pedestrian injuries on public roads.

Operational Definition


National Data Source:

General Estimates System (GES), DOT, NHTSA.

State Data Source:

Not identified.

Healthy People 2000 Objective:

Not applicable.

Measure:

Rate per 100,000 population.

Baseline:

26 (1998).

Numerator:

Number of nonfatal motor vehicle crash-related injuries reported in police reports.

Denominator:

Number of persons.

Population Targeted:

U.S. resident population.

Questions Used To Obtain the National Data:

Not applicable.

Expected Periodicity:

Annual.

Comments:

GES data are from a nationally representative sample of police-reported motor vehicle crashes. To be included, the crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a traffic way and involve property damage, injury, or death.

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