DRUG USE
Table 6. Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders, Monitoring
the Future Study, 1991–2001
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Drug Behavior |
Percentage saying "great risk"1 |
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1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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2000–2001 |
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8th grade |
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How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways), if they . . . |
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Try marijuana once or twice |
40.4 |
39.1 |
36.2 |
31.6 |
28.9 |
27.9 |
25.3 |
28.1 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
27.7 |
-1.3 |
|
Smoke marijuana occasionally |
57.9 |
56.3 |
53.8 |
48.6 |
45.9 |
44.3 |
43.1 |
45.0 |
45.7 |
47.4 |
46.3 |
-1.2 |
|
Smoke marijuana regularly |
83.8 |
82.0 |
79.6 |
74.3 |
73.0 |
70.9 |
72.7 |
73.0 |
73.9 |
74.8 |
72.2 |
-2.5s |
|
Try crack once or twice2 |
62.8 |
61.2 |
57.2 |
54.4 |
50.8 |
51.0 |
49.9 |
49.3 |
48.7 |
48.5 |
48.6 |
+0.2 |
|
Take crack occasionally2 |
82.2 |
79.6 |
76.8 |
74.4 |
72.1 |
71.6 |
71.2 |
70.6 |
70.6 |
70.1 |
70.0 |
-0.1 |
|
Try cocaine powder once or twice2 |
55.5 |
54.1 |
50.7 |
48.4 |
44.9 |
45.2 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
43.3 |
43.3 |
43.9 |
+0.6 |
|
Take cocaine powder occasionally2 |
77.0 |
74.3 |
71.8 |
69.1 |
66.4 |
65.7 |
65.8 |
65.2 |
65.4 |
65.5 |
65.8 |
+0.4 |
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Approximate N |
17,437 |
18,662 |
18,366 |
17,394 |
17,501 |
17,926 |
18,765 |
18,100 |
16,700 |
17,300 |
16,200 |
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10th grade |
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How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways), if they . . . |
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|
Try marijuana once or twice |
30.0 |
31.9 |
29.7 |
24.4 |
21.5 |
20.0 |
18.8 |
19.6 |
19.2 |
18.5 |
17.9 |
-0.5 |
|
Smoke marijuana occasionally |
48.6 |
48.9 |
46.1 |
38.9 |
35.4 |
32.8 |
31.9 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
32.4 |
31.2 |
-1.2 |
|
Smoke marijuana regularly |
82.1 |
81.1 |
78.5 |
71.3 |
67.9 |
65.9 |
65.9 |
65.8 |
65.9 |
64.7 |
62.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Try crack once or twice |
70.4 |
69.6 |
66.6 |
64.7 |
60.9 |
60.9 |
59.2 |
58.0 |
57.8 |
56.1 |
57.1 |
+1.0 |
|
Take crack occasionally |
87.4 |
86.4 |
84.4 |
83.1 |
81.2 |
80.3 |
78.7 |
77.5 |
79.1 |
76.9 |
77.3 |
+0.4 |
|
Try cocaine powder once or twice |
59.1 |
59.2 |
57.5 |
56.4 |
53.5 |
53.6 |
52.2 |
50.9 |
51.6 |
48.8 |
50.6 |
+1.7 |
|
Take cocaine powder occasionally |
82.2 |
80.1 |
79.1 |
77.8 |
75.6 |
75.0 |
73.9 |
71.8 |
73.6 |
70.9 |
72.3 |
+1.5 |
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Approximate N |
14,719 |
14,808 |
15,298 |
15,880 |
17,006 |
15,670 |
15,640 |
15,000 |
13,600 |
14,600 |
14,000 |
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12th grade |
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How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in other ways), if they . . . |
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Try marijuana once or twice |
27.1 |
24.5 |
21.9 |
19.5 |
16.3 |
15.6 |
14.9 |
16.7 |
15.7 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
+1.6 |
|
Smoke marijuana occasionally |
40.6 |
39.6 |
35.6 |
30.1 |
25.6 |
25.9 |
24.7 |
24.4 |
23.9 |
23.4 |
23.5 |
+0.1 |
|
Smoke marijuana regularly |
78.6 |
76.5 |
72.5 |
65.0 |
60.8 |
59.9 |
58.1 |
58.5 |
57.4 |
58.3 |
57.4 |
-0.9 |
|
Try crack once or twice |
60.6 |
62.4 |
57.6 |
58.4 |
54.6 |
56.0 |
54.0 |
52.2 |
48.2 |
48.4 |
49.4 |
+1.0 |
|
Take crack occasionally |
76.5 |
76.3 |
73.9 |
73.8 |
72.8 |
71.4 |
70.3 |
68.7 |
67.3 |
65.8 |
65.4 |
-0.4 |
|
Try cocaine powder once or twice |
53.6 |
57.1 |
53.2 |
55.4 |
52.0 |
53.2 |
51.4 |
48.5 |
46.1 |
47.0 |
49.0 |
+2.0 |
|
Take cocaine powder occasionally |
69.8 |
70.8 |
68.6 |
70.6 |
69.1 |
68.8 |
67.7 |
65.4 |
64.2 |
64.7 |
63.2 |
-1.5 |
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Approximate N |
2,549 |
2,684 |
2,759 |
2,591 |
2,603 |
2,449 |
2,579 |
2,500 |
2,300 |
2,130 |
2,173 |
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Note: s=.05; Any inconsistency between the 2000–2001 change estimate and the respective prevalence estimates is due to rounding.
1Answer alternatives were: (1) no risk, (2) slight risk, (3) moderate risk, (4) great risk, and (5) can't say, drug unfamiliar.
28th and 10th grade: Beginning in 1997, data based on two-thirds of N indicated due to changes in questionnaire forms.
Source: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Monitoring the Future study (December 2001).
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