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

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Tranquilizer Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005)
Year Tranquilizer Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1975 17.0 0.36 0.19
1976 16.8 0.32 0.18
1977 18.0 0.32 0.19
1978 17.0 0.29 0.18
1979 16.3 0.27 0.18
1980 15.2 0.25 0.16
1981 14.7 0.25 0.16
1982 14.0 0.24 0.15
1983 13.3 0.23 0.14
1984 12.4 0.23 0.13
1985 11.9 0.22 0.13
1986 10.9 0.21 0.12
1987 10.9 0.22 0.12
1988 9.4 0.20 0.10
1989 7.6 0.17 0.08
1990 7.2 0.18 0.08
1991 7.2 0.20 0.08
1992 6.0 0.18 0.07
1993 6.4 0.18 0.08
1994 6.6 0.17 0.08
1995 7.1 0.17 0.09
1996 7.2 0.16 0.09
1997 7.8 0.16 0.10
1998 8.5 0.17 0.10
1999 9.3 0.19 0.12
2000 8.9 0.18 0.11
2001 10.3 0.21 0.13
2002 11.4 0.24 0.15
2003 10.2 0.22 0.13
2004 10.6 0.23 0.14
2005 9.9 0.22 0.13
Averages: 11.0 0.22 0.13

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