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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 14. Prevalence of Monthly Drug Use Among 6th�8th, 9th�12th, and 12th graders, PRIDE 1994�
1995 through 2001�2002
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1994–
1995
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1995–
1996
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1996–
1997
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1997–
1998
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1998–
1999
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1999–
2000
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2000–
2001
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2001–
2002
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| Cigarettes
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6th–8th |
15.7
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17.2
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17.3
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15.6
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13.2
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9.6
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9.0
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7.3
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- 1.7*
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9th–12th |
31.3
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33.4
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34.7
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33.9
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31.1
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28.7
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27.6
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22.6
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- 5.0*
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12th |
34.6
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36.2
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38.3
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40.7
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37.5
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36.3
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35.5
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28.7
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- 6.8*
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| Beer
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6th–8 |
11.8
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12.5
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12.1
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10.7
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10.2
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8.7
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7.9
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6.9
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- 1.0*
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9th–12th |
33.3
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34.3
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34.4
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31.9
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31.5
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30.9
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30.9
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27.5
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- 3.4*
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12th |
40.6
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41.2
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41.7
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41.0
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39.9
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39.1
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40.1
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36.2
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- 3.9*
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| Wine
coolers |
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6th–8th |
9.8
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10.8
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10.8
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9.9
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9.6
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8.7
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7.7
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7.0
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- 0.7*
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9th–12th |
23.1
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22.3
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22.3
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21.4
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22.9
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22.0
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22.3
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20.6
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- 1.7*
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12th |
25.6
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22.9
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23.7
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23.9
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25.5
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24.7
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25.3
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24.1
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- 1.2
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| Liquor
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6th–8th |
8.5
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9.0
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9.1
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8.0
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8.0
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6.5
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6.0
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5.1
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- 0.9*
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9th–12th |
27.4
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28.2
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28.7
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26.9
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28.1
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27.6
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28.7
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25.1
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- 3.6*
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12th |
32.5
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32.8
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34.0
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34.1
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35.3
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35.4
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37.0
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33.4
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- 3.6*
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| Marijuana
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6th–8th |
5.7
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8.1
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8.6
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7.1
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6.5
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5.2
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5.3
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4.7
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- 0.6*
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9th–12th |
18.5
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22.3
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22.7
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20.8
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20.3
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19.3
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20.5
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18.5
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- 2.0*
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12th |
20.9
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24.3
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24.4
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23.6
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23.1
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23.4
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24.2
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21.9
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- 2.3*
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| Cocaine
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6th–8th |
1.2
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1.5
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1.7
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1.6
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1.5
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1.3
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1.2
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1.3
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+0.1
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9th–12th |
2.6
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2.9
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3.0
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3.1
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3.2
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2.9
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3.0
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2.7
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- 0.3*
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12th |
2.9
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3.6
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3.6
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4.0
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4.1
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3.6
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4.2
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3.8
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- 0.4
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| Uppers
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6th–8th |
2.0
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2.4
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2.6
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2.5
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2.1
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1.7
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1.6
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1.4
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- 0.2*
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9th–12th |
5.1
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5.2
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5.3
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5.4
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5.0
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5.2
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5.7
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3.9
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- 1.8*
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12th |
5.6
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5.8
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5.6
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6.3
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5.8
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6.2
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7.2
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4.8
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- 2.4*
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| Downers
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6th–8th |
1.5
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1.9
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2.1
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1.9
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1.7
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1.4
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1.5
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1.4
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- 0.1
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9th–12th |
3.4
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3.8
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3.8
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4.2
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4.0
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4.1
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4.6
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3.9
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- 0.7*
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12th |
3.6
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4.1
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3.9
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4.9
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4.5
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4.8
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5.9
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4.7
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- 1.2*
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| Inhalants
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6th–8th |
2.9
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3.5
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3.7
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3.3
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2.7
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2.3
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2.1
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1.9
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- 0.2
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9th–12th |
3.5
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3.4
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3.1
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3.1
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3.0
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2.7
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2.7
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2.3
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- 0.4*
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12th |
3.0
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3.1
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2.7
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2.8
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3.0
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2.7
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3.1
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2.5
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- 0.6*
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| Hallucinogens
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6th–8th |
1.5
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1.8
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2.0
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1.8
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1.7
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1.4
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1.3
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1.2
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- 0.1
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9th–12th |
4.1
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4.5
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4.2
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3.9
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4.2
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3.6
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3.9
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2.7
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- 1.2*
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12th |
4.8
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5.1
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4.6
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4.5
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5.2
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4.4
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5.3
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3.6
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- 1.7*
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| 1Difference
between the 2000�2001 and 2001�2002 surveys. Changes marked with * are
statistically significant at the .05 level. |
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Sample
sizes
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Grade
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1994–
1995
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1995–
1996
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1996–
1997
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1997–
1998
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1998–
1999
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1999–
2000
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2000–
2001
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2001–
2002
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6th–8th |
92,453
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58,596
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68,071
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68,149
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58,619
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59,243
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37,653
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48,026
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| 9th–12th |
105,788
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70,964
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73,006
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86,201
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79,460
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55,075
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38,151
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53,856
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| 12th |
20,698
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14,261
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15,532
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15,816
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16,366
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11,680
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8,136
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10,876
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Source: PRIDE Questionnaire Report, 1994�1995, 1995�1996,
1996�1997, 1997�1998, 1998�1999, 1999�2000, 2000�2001, and 2001�2002.
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Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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