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Monitoring the Future -- Cigarette Use
Trends Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)

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

Trends in Cigarette Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Month
1991 44.0 14.3
1992 45.2 15.5
1993 45.3 16.7
1994 46.1 18.6
1995 46.4 19.1
1996 49.2 21.0
1997 47.3 19.4
1998 45.7 19.1
1999 44.1 17.5
2000 40.5 14.6
2001 36.6 12.2
2002 31.4 10.7
2003 28.4 10.2
2004 27.9 9.2
2005 25.9 9.3
2006 24.6 8.7
2007 22.1 7.1
2008 20.5 6.8
Averages: 37.3 13.9

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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