Accidental Injury Compensation in the United States

Deborah R. Hensler, M. Susan Marquis, Allan Abrahamse, Sandra H. Berry, Patricia A. Ebener, Elizabeth Lewis, Edgar Lind, Robert J. MacCoun, Willard G. Manning, Jeannette Rogowski, et al.

Research SummaryPublished 1991

This research brief describes work documented in Compensation for Accidental Injuries in the United States (R-3999-HHS/ICJ).

This research brief summarizes the results of a study of accidental injury costs compensation, focusing on the tort liability system. The study found that accidental injury causes considerable loss in expenses or lost productivity — about 4 percent of GNP annually. A substantial share of these costs falls to injured individuals and their households. Although only 19 percent of those injured consider pursuing a liability claim, motor-vehicle accident victims use the tort system more than others. They are more likely to be seriously hurt and to blame someone else for the accident.

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Hensler, Deborah R., M. Susan Marquis, Allan Abrahamse, Sandra H. Berry, Patricia A. Ebener, Elizabeth Lewis, Edgar Lind, Robert J. MacCoun, Willard G. Manning, Jeannette Rogowski, and Mary E. Vaiana, Accidental Injury Compensation in the United States, RAND Corporation, RB-9014, 1991. As of October 8, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9014.html
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Hensler, Deborah R., M. Susan Marquis, Allan Abrahamse, Sandra H. Berry, Patricia A. Ebener, Elizabeth Lewis, Edgar Lind, Robert J. MacCoun, Willard G. Manning, Jeannette Rogowski, and Mary E. Vaiana, Accidental Injury Compensation in the United States. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1991. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9014.html.
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