Monitoring the Future -- Alcohol Use
Trends Among 10th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-5a, 5-5b, and 5-5c, pp.202-213

Trends in Alcohol Use Among 10th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 83.8 72.3 42.8
1992 82.3 70.2 39.9
1993 71.6 63.4 38.2
1994 71.1 63.9 39.2
1995 70.5 63.5 38.8
1996 71.8 65.0 40.4
1997 72.0 65.2 40.1
1998 69.8 62.7 38.8
1999 70.6 63.7 40.0
2000 71.4 65.3 41.0
2001 70.1 63.5 39.0
2002 66.9 60.0 35.4
2003 66.0 59.3 35.4
2004 64.2 58.2 35.2
2005 63.2 56.7 33.2
2006 61.5 55.8 33.8
2007 61.7 56.3 33.4
2008 58.3 52.5 28.8
Averages: 69.3 62.1 37.4


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