Ratios of Lifetime Sedative Use vs Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative to Alcohol Use -- Lifetime Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 to 28 College Students 12th Grade Students
1986 0.117 0.057 0.092
1987 0.102 0.037 0.080
1988 0.094 0.038 0.073
1989 0.084 0.034 0.072
1990 0.092 0.041 0.076
1991 0.087 0.037 0.070
1992 0.079 0.041 0.063
1993 0.071 0.039 0.079
1994 0.070 0.036 0.087
1995 0.073 0.045 0.092
1996 0.072 0.052 0.096
1997 0.072 0.060 0.099
1998 0.076 0.064 0.107
1999 0.082 0.076 0.111
2000 0.089 0.080 0.115
2001 0.087 0.070 0.109
2002 0.089 0.069 0.121
2003 0.098 0.066 0.115
2004 0.109 0.085 0.129
Averages: 0.086 0.054 0.094

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