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Monitoring the Future -- Marijuana Use
Trends Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3, pp.191-199

Trends in Marijuana Use Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1975 47.3 40.0 27.1
1976 52.8 44.5 32.2
1977 56.4 47.6 35.4
1978 59.2 50.2 37.1
1979 60.4 50.8 36.5
1980 60.3 48.8 33.7
1981 59.5 46.1 31.6
1982 58.7 44.3 28.5
1983 57.0 42.3 27.0
1984 54.9 40.0 25.2
1985 54.2 40.6 25.7
1986 50.9 38.8 23.4
1987 50.2 36.3 21.0
1988 47.2 33.1 18.0
1989 43.7 29.6 16.7
1990 40.7 27.0 14.0
1991 36.7 23.9 13.8
1992 32.6 21.9 11.9
1993 35.3 26.0 15.5
1994 38.2 30.7 19.0
1995 41.7 34.7 21.2
1996 44.9 35.8 21.9
1997 49.6 38.5 23.7
1998 49.1 37.5 22.8
1999 49.7 37.8 23.1
2000 48.8 36.5 21.6
2001 49.0 37.0 22.4
2002 47.8 36.2 21.5
2003 46.1 34.9 21.2
2004 45.7 34.3 19.9
2005 44.8 33.6 19.8
2006 42.3 31.5 18.3
2007 41.8 31.7 18.8
2008 42.6 32.4 19.4
Averages: 48.2 36.9 23.2

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