Ratios of Past Year Sedative Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by College Students

Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among College Students -- Past Year (1980 - 2004)
Year Sedative Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1980 2.9 0.06 0.03
1981 2.8 0.05 0.03
1982 3.2 0.07 0.03
1983 2.2 0.05 0.02
1984 1.9 0.05 0.02
1985 1.3 0.03 0.01
1986 2.0 0.05 0.02
1987 1.2 0.03 0.01
1988 1.1 0.03 0.01
1989 1.0 0.03 0.01
1990 1.4 0.05 0.02
1991 1.2 0.05 0.01
1992 1.4 0.05 0.02
1993 1.5 0.05 0.02
1994 1.2 0.04 0.01
1995 2.0 0.06 0.02
1996 2.3 0.07 0.03
1997 3.0 0.09 0.04
1998 2.5 0.07 0.03
1999 3.2 0.09 0.04
2000 3.7 0.11 0.04
2001 3.8 0.11 0.05
2002 3.7 0.11 0.04
2003 4.1 0.12 0.05
2004 4.2 0.13 0.05
Averages: 2.3 0.07 0.03

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