The Mexican muses on the high rate of DUIs among Hisapanic.

HispanicTips has 41,134 stories & 80,000+ visitors a month.
Check out today's 83 stories - Knowledge is Power!
Posted on: January 16th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Commentary ]

“Dear Mexican: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Mexican-Americans have the highest proportion of D.U.I’s and alcohol-related traffic fatalities of any ethnic group (60 percent as opposed to 40 percent for Caucasians — they’re even substantially higher than any other Latino group). I apologize that this question isn’t wisecracky, but that statistic is terrible. What’s the deal with all the boozy driving and carnage?”*

*From: http://riverfronttimes.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Stumble it! | | AddThis Feed Button

Other posts that may interest you

While most immigrant teenagers stay in school, dropout rate for Mexicans is 28 percent

Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr. Announces .003% Drop-Out Rate - Philadelphia

Oregon's Dropout Rate Continues to Climb - (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)

Clinton aims to cut Hispanic dropout rate by 50 percent

Mexican Inflation Rate Rises to 15-Month High in October

More than seven percent of Hispanic high school students in Prince George’s County public schools dropped out in 2004-05, logging the highest dropout rate for any ethnic group and nearly doubling the dropout rate for the previous year. Maryland

Lost in translation: Hispanic students caught in the system

The smoking rate in Mexico remains high, even among physicians, who know better. 'I've got to die of something,' one said grimly.

24% of California high school students drop out - 30.3% of Hispanics!!!

HIV rate of Mexican migrant workers on the rise. California





Check us out!

Feedback Form