Ratios of Past Year Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 12th Grade Students
Source: Monitoring the Future
Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Past Year (1975 - 2005) | |||
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| Year | Sedative Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1975 | 10.7 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| 1976 | 9.6 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| 1977 | 9.3 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| 1978 | 8.1 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 1979 | 7.5 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 1980 | 6.8 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| 1981 | 6.6 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| 1982 | 5.5 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1983 | 5.2 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 4.9 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1985 | 4.6 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 4.2 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 3.2 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| 1989 | 3.3 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 3.4 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 3.4 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 2.8 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 4.1 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 4.7 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 4.9 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 1997 | 5.1 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 1999 | 5.8 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| 2000 | 6.2 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2001 | 5.7 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 6.0 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 6.5 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 7.2 | 0.21 | 0.10 |
| Averages: | 5.6 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Lifetime Ratios of Use | Past Month Ratios of Use | Use Ratios vs Alcohol |
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| Use Ratios vs Marijuana | 12th Grade Sedative Use | Comparisons Across Demographics |
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