Ratios of Lifetime Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by College Students
Source: Monitoring the Future
Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among College Students -- Lifetime (1980 - 2004) | |||
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| Year | Sedative Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1980 | 8.1 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 1981 | 7.8 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| 1982 | 8.2 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 1983 | 6.6 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 6.4 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1985 | 4.9 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1987 | 3.5 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 3.6 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| 1989 | 3.2 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| 1990 | 3.8 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 3.5 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 3.5 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| 1994 | 3.2 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 4.0 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 1996 | 4.6 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 5.7 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 6.7 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 2001 | 6.0 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 2003 | 5.7 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Averages: | 4.8 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Past Year Ratios of Use | Past Month Ratios of Use | Use Ratios vs Alcohol |
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| Use Ratios vs Marijuana | College Sedative Use | Comparisons Across Demographics |
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