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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 10. Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 12th Graders, Monitoring the Future Study, 1991�2002
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Drug
Behavior
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Percentage saying “great risk“1
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2001-2002
Change
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How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physically or in
other ways), if they . . . |
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 |
16.1 |
+0.8 |
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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 |
23.2 |
-0.3 |
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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 |
53.0 |
-4.4s |
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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 |
50.8 |
+1.4 |
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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 |
65.6 |
+0.2 |
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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 |
49.5 |
+0.5 |
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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 |
64.4 |
+1.2 |
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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 |
2,198 |
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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.
Source: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Monitoring
the Future study (December 2002). |
Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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