Ratios of Past Month Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 12th Grade Students

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Past Month (1975 - 2005)
Year Sedative Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1975 4.7 0.17 0.07
1976 3.9 0.12 0.06
1977 4.3 0.12 0.06
1978 3.2 0.09 0.04
1979 3.2 0.09 0.04
1980 2.9 0.09 0.04
1981 2.6 0.08 0.04
1982 2.0 0.07 0.03
1983 2.1 0.08 0.03
1984 1.7 0.07 0.03
1985 2.0 0.08 0.03
1986 1.8 0.08 0.03
1987 1.4 0.07 0.02
1988 1.2 0.07 0.02
1989 1.4 0.08 0.02
1990 1.3 0.09 0.02
1991 1.4 0.10 0.03
1992 1.1 0.09 0.02
1993 1.3 0.08 0.03
1994 1.7 0.09 0.03
1995 2.2 0.10 0.04
1996 2.1 0.10 0.04
1997 2.1 0.09 0.04
1998 2.6 0.11 0.05
1999 2.6 0.11 0.05
2000 3.0 0.14 0.06
2001 2.8 0.13 0.06
2002 3.2 0.15 0.07
2003 2.9 0.14 0.06
2004 2.9 0.15 0.06
2005 3.3 0.17 0.07
Averages: 2.4 0.10 0.04

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