Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among College Students -- Lifetime (1980 - 2004) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Cocaine Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1980 | 22.0 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
| 1981 | 21.5 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
| 1982 | 22.4 | 0.37 | 0.24 |
| 1983 | 23.1 | 0.37 | 0.24 |
| 1984 | 21.7 | 0.37 | 0.23 |
| 1985 | 22.9 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
| 1986 | 23.3 | 0.40 | 0.25 |
| 1987 | 20.6 | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| 1988 | 15.8 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 14.6 | 0.28 | 0.16 |
| 1990 | 11.4 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
| 1991 | 9.4 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| 1992 | 7.9 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
| 1993 | 6.3 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 5.0 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 5.5 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 5.0 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 5.6 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 8.1 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 8.4 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
| 2000 | 9.1 | 0.18 | 0.11 |
| 2001 | 8.6 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
| 2002 | 8.2 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
| 2003 | 9.2 | 0.18 | 0.11 |
| 2004 | 9.5 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| Averages: | 10.1 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
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