Ratios of Lifetime Cocaine Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 12th Grade Students

Source: Monitoring the Future


Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005)
Year Cocaine Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1975 9.0 0.19 0.10
1976 9.7 0.18 0.11
1977 10.8 0.19 0.12
1978 12.9 0.22 0.14
1979 15.4 0.25 0.17
1980 15.7 0.26 0.17
1981 16.5 0.28 0.18
1982 16.0 0.27 0.17
1983 16.2 0.28 0.17
1984 16.1 0.29 0.17
1985 17.3 0.32 0.19
1986 16.9 0.33 0.19
1987 15.2 0.30 0.16
1988 12.1 0.26 0.13
1989 10.3 0.24 0.11
1990 9.4 0.23 0.11
1991 7.8 0.21 0.09
1992 6.1 0.19 0.07
1993 6.1 0.17 0.08
1994 5.9 0.15 0.07
1995 6.0 0.14 0.07
1996 7.1 0.16 0.09
1997 8.7 0.18 0.11
1998 9.3 0.19 0.11
1999 9.8 0.20 0.12
2000 8.6 0.18 0.11
2001 8.2 0.17 0.10
2002 7.8 0.16 0.10
2003 7.7 0.17 0.10
2004 8.1 0.18 0.11
2005 8.0 0.18 0.11
Averages: 10.8 0.22 0.12


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