Ratios of Sedative Use to Alcohol Use
by College Students

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative Use vs Alcohol Use Among College Students (1980 - 2004)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1980 0.09 0.03 0.011
1981 0.08 0.03 0.010
1982 0.09 0.03 0.012
1983 0.07 0.02 0.006
1984 0.07 0.02 0.009
1985 0.05 0.01 0.005
1986 0.06 0.02 0.008
1987 0.04 0.01 0.006
1988 0.04 0.01 0.006
1989 0.03 0.01 0.003
1990 0.04 0.02 0.003
1991 0.04 0.01 0.004
1992 0.04 0.02 0.010
1993 0.04 0.02 0.006
1994 0.04 0.01 0.006
1995 0.05 0.02 0.007
1996 0.05 0.03 0.012
1997 0.06 0.04 0.018
1998 0.06 0.03 0.016
1999 0.08 0.04 0.016
2000 0.08 0.04 0.016
2001 0.07 0.05 0.022
2002 0.07 0.04 0.025
2003 0.07 0.05 0.026
2004 0.09 0.05 0.022
Averages: 0.05 0.03 0.012

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