Ratios of Past Month Cocaine Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by College Students

Source: Monitoring the Future


Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among College Students -- Past Month (1980 - 2004)
Year Cocaine Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1980 6.9 0.20 0.08
1981 7.3 0.22 0.09
1982 7.9 0.29 0.10
1983 6.5 0.25 0.08
1984 7.6 0.33 0.10
1985 6.9 0.29 0.09
1986 7.0 0.31 0.09
1987 4.6 0.23 0.06
1988 4.2 0.25 0.05
1989 2.8 0.17 0.04
1990 1.2 0.09 0.02
1991 1.0 0.07 0.01
1992 1.0 0.07 0.01
1993 0.7 0.05 0.01
1994 0.6 0.04 0.01
1995 0.7 0.04 0.01
1996 0.8 0.05 0.01
1997 1.6 0.09 0.02
1998 1.6 0.09 0.02
1999 1.2 0.06 0.02
2000 1.4 0.07 0.02
2001 1.9 0.09 0.03
2002 1.6 0.08 0.02
2003 1.9 0.10 0.03
2004 2.4 0.13 0.04
Averages: 2.0 0.11 0.03


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