Ratios of Lifetime Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 12th Grade Students

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005)
Year Sedative Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1975 16.9 0.36 0.19
1976 16.2 0.31 0.18
1977 15.6 0.28 0.17
1978 13.7 0.23 0.15
1979 11.8 0.20 0.13
1980 11.0 0.18 0.12
1981 11.3 0.19 0.12
1982 10.3 0.18 0.11
1983 9.9 0.17 0.11
1984 9.9 0.18 0.11
1985 9.2 0.17 0.10
1986 8.4 0.17 0.09
1987 7.4 0.15 0.08
1988 6.7 0.14 0.07
1989 6.5 0.15 0.07
1990 6.8 0.17 0.08
1991 6.2 0.17 0.07
1992 5.5 0.17 0.06
1993 6.3 0.18 0.08
1994 7.0 0.18 0.09
1995 7.4 0.18 0.09
1996 7.6 0.17 0.10
1997 8.1 0.16 0.10
1998 8.7 0.18 0.11
1999 8.9 0.18 0.11
2000 9.2 0.19 0.11
2001 8.7 0.18 0.11
2002 9.5 0.20 0.12
2003 8.8 0.19 0.11
2004 9.9 0.22 0.13
2005 10.5 0.23 0.14
Averages: 9.5 0.19 0.11

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