Ratios of Past Year Sedative Use vs Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Sedative to Alcohol Use -- Past Year Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 to 28 College Students 12th Grade Students
1986 0.026 0.022 0.050
1987 0.023 0.013 0.042
1988 0.020 0.012 0.038
1989 0.019 0.011 0.040
1990 0.022 0.016 0.042
1991 0.021 0.014 0.044
1992 0.019 0.016 0.036
1993 0.022 0.018 0.047
1994 0.022 0.015 0.056
1995 0.025 0.024 0.064
1996 0.026 0.028 0.068
1997 0.028 0.036 0.068
1998 0.030 0.030 0.074
1999 0.033 0.038 0.079
2000 0.040 0.044 0.085
2001 0.044 0.046 0.078
2002 0.046 0.045 0.094
2003 0.047 0.050 0.086
2004 0.052 0.052 0.092
Averages: 0.030 0.028 0.062

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