All students |
At least once or twice a month | 23.9 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 32.3 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 32.7 | 33.9 |
Almost every day | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
At least once a week | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
Once or twice a month | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 20.2 |
A few times a year | 45.2 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 41.7 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 43.3 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 44.9 | 42.7 |
Never | 30.9 | 31.0 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 27.2 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 22.4 | 23.3 |
Males |
At least once or twice a month | 23.3 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 21.6 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 28.3 | 24.3 | 28.2 |
Almost every day | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
At least once a week | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
Once or twice a month | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 19.3 | 15.2 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 17.8 |
A few times a year | 44.2 | 40.1 | 43.9 | 41.4 | 43.3 | 47.4 | 42.4 | 46.1 | 43.1 | 46.8 | 42.6 |
Never | 32.6 | 37.2 | 36.5 | 34.5 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 29.3 | 30.2 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 29.2 |
Females |
At least once or twice a month | 24.9 | 25.7 | 24.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 33.6 | 41.0 | 38.8 |
Almost every day | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
At least once a week | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 12.5 |
Once or twice a month | 15.0 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 23.3 | 19.9 | 22.6 | 22.1 |
A few times a year | 46.6 | 49.8 | 47.4 | 42.4 | 46.3 | 43.2 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 46.5 | 43.1 | 44.5 |
Never | 28.6 | 24.4 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 23.0 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 16.7 |
White, non-Hispanic |
At least once or twice a month | 24.0 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 30.1 | 33.1 | 30.0 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 34.7 |
Almost every day | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
At least once a week | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
Once or twice a month | 14.8 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
A few times a year | 47.3 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 42.6 | 47.5 | 45.8 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
Never | 28.7 | 30.3 | 31.5 | 29.4 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 20.5 |
Black, non-Hispanic |
At least once or twice a month | 26.0 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 29.4 | 34.4 | 30.1 | 30.9 | 26.9 | 36.1 |
Almost every day | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
At least once a week | 8.9 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 |
Once or twice a month | 13.2 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 21.6 |
A few times a year | 37.4 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 37.0 | 35.7 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 49.2 | 42.6 | 47.5 | 36.5 |
Never | 36.5 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 36.8 | 33.6 | 29.6 | 24.5 | 20.7 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 27.4 |
NOTE: The response rate for this survey does not meet NCES statistical standards. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, various years. |