Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Amphetamine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amphetamine Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1975 | 22.3 | 0.47 | 0.25 |
| 1976 | 22.6 | 0.43 | 0.25 |
| 1977 | 23.0 | 0.41 | 0.25 |
| 1978 | 22.9 | 0.39 | 0.25 |
| 1979 | 24.2 | 0.40 | 0.26 |
| 1980 | 26.4 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
| 1981 | 32.2 | 0.54 | 0.35 |
| 1982 | 27.9 | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| 1983 | 26.9 | 0.47 | 0.29 |
| 1984 | 27.9 | 0.51 | 0.30 |
| 1985 | 26.2 | 0.48 | 0.28 |
| 1986 | 23.4 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| 1987 | 21.6 | 0.43 | 0.23 |
| 1988 | 19.8 | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| 1989 | 19.1 | 0.44 | 0.21 |
| 1990 | 17.5 | 0.43 | 0.20 |
| 1991 | 15.4 | 0.42 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 13.9 | 0.43 | 0.16 |
| 1993 | 15.1 | 0.43 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 15.7 | 0.41 | 0.20 |
| 1995 | 15.3 | 0.37 | 0.19 |
| 1996 | 15.3 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
| 1997 | 16.5 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| 1998 | 16.4 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| 1999 | 16.3 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 15.6 | 0.32 | 0.19 |
| 2001 | 16.2 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| 2002 | 16.8 | 0.35 | 0.21 |
| 2003 | 14.4 | 0.31 | 0.19 |
| 2004 | 15.0 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| 2005 | 13.1 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| Averages: | 19.8 | 0.40 | 0.23 |
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