Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among College Students -- Past Year (1980 - 2004) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Cocaine Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1980 | 16.8 | 0.33 | 0.19 |
| 1981 | 16.0 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| 1982 | 17.2 | 0.38 | 0.19 |
| 1983 | 17.3 | 0.38 | 0.19 |
| 1984 | 16.3 | 0.40 | 0.18 |
| 1985 | 17.3 | 0.41 | 0.19 |
| 1986 | 17.1 | 0.42 | 0.19 |
| 1987 | 13.7 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 10.0 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
| 1989 | 8.2 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| 1990 | 5.6 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 3.6 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 3.0 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 2.7 | 0.10 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 2.0 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 3.4 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | 4.8 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| 2002 | 4.8 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 2003 | 5.4 | 0.16 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 6.6 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Averages: | 5.9 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
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