Ratios of Past Month 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 -- Past Month Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 to 28 College Students 12th Grade Students
1986 0.009 0.008 0.028
1987 0.009 0.006 0.021
1988 0.009 0.006 0.019
1989 0.007 0.003 0.023
1990 0.008 0.003 0.023
1991 0.007 0.004 0.026
1992 0.007 0.010 0.021
1993 0.009 0.006 0.027
1994 0.009 0.006 0.034
1995 0.012 0.007 0.043
1996 0.012 0.012 0.041
1997 0.013 0.018 0.040
1998 0.013 0.016 0.050
1999 0.016 0.016 0.051
2000 0.019 0.016 0.060
2001 0.025 0.022 0.056
2002 0.022 0.025 0.066
2003 0.022 0.026 0.061
2004 0.026 0.022 0.060
Averages: 0.014 0.012 0.039

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