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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Marijuana Use
vs Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students


Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol I (2009), Tables 5-5a, 5-5b and 5-5c, pp. 202-13

Ratios of Marijuana Use vs Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 0.15 0.11 0.13
1992 0.16 0.13 0.14
1993 0.23 0.20 0.21
1994 0.30 0.28 0.31
1995 0.37 0.35 0.37
1996 0.42 0.39 0.43
1997 0.42 0.39 0.42
1998 0.42 0.39 0.42
1999 0.42 0.38 0.40
2000 0.39 0.36 0.41
2001 0.40 0.37 0.43
2002 0.41 0.38 0.42
2003 0.38 0.34 0.38
2004 0.37 0.32 0.34
2005 0.40 0.36 0.39
2006 0.39 0.35 0.38
2007 0.37 0.32 0.36
2008 0.38 0.34 0.36


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