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Monitoring the Future -- Alcohol Use
Trends Among College Students (1980 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol II, Tables 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3, pp.268-271

Trends in Alcohol Use Among College Students (1980 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1980 94.3 90.5 81.8
1981 95.2 92.5 81.9
1982 95.2 92.2 82.8
1983 95.0 91.6 80.3
1984 94.2 90.0 79.1
1985 95.3 92.0 80.3
1986 94.9 91.5 79.7
1987 94.1 90.9 78.4
1988 94.9 89.6 77.0
1989 93.7 89.6 76.2
1990 93.1 89.0 74.5
1991 93.6 88.3 74.7
1992 91.8 86.9 71.4
1993 89.3 85.1 70.1
1994 88.2 82.7 67.8
1995 88.5 83.2 67.5
1996 88.4 83.0 67.0
1997 87.3 82.4 65.8
1998 88.5 84.6 68.1
1999 88.0 83.6 69.6
2000 86.6 83.2 67.4
2001 86.1 83.0 67.0
2002 86.0 82.9 68.9
2003 86.2 81.7 66.2
2004 84.6 81.2 67.7
2005 86.6 83.0 67.9
2006 84.7 82.1 65.4
2007 83.1 80.9 66.6
2008 85.3 82.1 69.0
Averages: 90.1 86.2 72.4

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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8th Grade Students 10th Grade Students 12th Grade Students
Age 19 to 28 Comparison of Trends Among School Age Youth Comparison of Trends Among Young Adults

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