Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth - Indicator 48: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

Indicator 48: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

Table 48. Percentage of high school seniors reporting substance use at least once during the past 30 days: Various years, 1975 to 2004
Year	Alcohol¹	Cigarettes	Any illicit drug	Marijuana only	Any Illicit drug other than marijuana²
1975	68.2	36.7	30.7	15.3	15.4
1980	72.0	30.5	37.2	18.8	18.4
1985	65.9	30.1	29.7	14.8	14.9
1990	57.1	29.4	17.2	9.2	8.0
1991	54.0	28.3	16.4	9.3	7.1
1992	51.3	27.8	14.4	8.1	6.3
1993	48.6	29.9	18.3	10.4	7.9
1994	50.1	31.2	21.9	13.1	8.8
1995	51.3	33.5	23.8	13.8	10.0
1996	50.8	34.0	24.6	15.1	9.5
1997	52.7	36.5	26.2	15.5	10.7
1998	52.0	35.1	25.6	14.9	10.7
1999	51.0	34.6	25.9	15.5	10.4
2000	50.0	31.4	24.9	14.5	10.4
2001	49.8	29.5	25.7	14.9	11.0
2002	48.6	26.7	25.4	14.1	11.3
2003	47.5	24.4	24.1	13.7	10.4
2004	48.0	25.0	23.4	12.6	10.8
¹Survey question changed in 1993; data are not directly comparable to figures for earlier years.
²Other illicit drugs include any use of LSD, other hallucinogens, crack, other cocaine, or heroin, or any use of narcotics, amphetamines, barbiturates, or tranquilizers not under a doctor's orders.
NOTE: The response rate for this survey does not meet NCES statistical standards.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future Study, various years.

Table 48. Percentage of high school seniors reporting substance use at least once during the past 30 days: Various years, 1975 to 2004Table 48.2. Percentage of high school seniors who currently use alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit drugs, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004
Characteristic	Current alcohol use¹	Daily cigarette use²	Current illicit drug use³
Total	29.2	15.6	23.4
Sex
Male	34.3	15.4	26.1
Female	24.2	15.0	20.3
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	32.5	18.3	25.7
Black, non-Hispanic	11.4	5.2	16.8
Hispanic	26.0	8.2	19.9
¹Had 5 or more drinks in a row in the 2 weeks preceding the survey.
²Smoked cigarettes daily in the 30 days preceding the survey.
³Used illicit drugs on one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. Illicit drugs include marijuana, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD, PCP, and ecstasy (MDMA)), amphetamines (including methamphetamine), and nonmedical use of psychotherapeutics.
NOTE: Respondents self-selected race/ethnicity as White (Caucasian), Black (African American), or one of several Hispanic categories. Race/ethnicity data are a combination of data from 2003 and 2004. The response rate for this survey does not meet NCES statistical standards.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future Study, 2004.