Ratios of Past Year Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 19 to 28

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28 -- Past Year (1986 - 2004)
Year Sedative Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1986 2.3 0.06 0.026
1987 2.1 0.06 0.023
1988 1.8 0.06 0.020
1989 1.7 0.06 0.019
1990 1.9 0.07 0.022
1991 1.8 0.08 0.021
1992 1.6 0.06 0.019
1993 1.9 0.08 0.022
1994 1.8 0.07 0.022
1995 2.1 0.08 0.025
1996 2.2 0.08 0.026
1997 2.4 0.09 0.028
1998 2.5 0.09 0.030
1999 2.8 0.10 0.033
2000 3.4 0.12 0.040
2001 3.7 0.13 0.044
2002 3.9 0.13 0.046
2003 3.9 0.13 0.047
2004 4.4 0.15 0.052
Averages: 2.5 0.09 0.030

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