2003 Data From In-School Surveys
      of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students

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      Drug and Alcohol Press Release and Tables

        Press Release (Text Only)

        Ecstasy use falls for second year in a row, overall teen drug use drops. (Press Release, 12/19/03)


        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G. & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 19, 2003). Ecstasy use falls for second year in a row, overall teen drug use drops. University of Michigan News and Information Services: Ann Arbor, MI. [On-line]. Available: www.monitoringthefuture.org; accessed MM/DD/YY.



        Data Tables

        Trends in Use of Various Drugs - Tables 1(a-c) - 7

        • Table 1 - Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Table 2 - Trends in Annual and 30-Day Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Table 3 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Footnotes for Tables 1 - 3

        • Table 4 - Long-Term Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Twelfth Graders

        • Table 5 - Long-Term Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Twelfth Graders

        • Table 6 - Long-Term Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Twelfth Graders

        • Table 7 - Long-Term Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs for Twelfth Graders

        • Footnotes for Tables 4 - 7


        Trends in Attitudes - Tables 8 - 11

        • Table 8 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by Eighth and Tenth Graders, 1991-2003

        • Table 9 - Long-Term Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by Twelfth Graders

        • Table 10 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use by Eighth and Tenth Graders, 1991-2003

        • Table 11 - Long-Term Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use by Twelfth Graders


        Trends in Availability - Tables 12 & 13

        • Table 12 - Trends in Perceived Availability of Drugs by Eighth and Tenth Graders, 1992-2003

        • Table 13 - Long-Term Trends in Perceived Availability of Drugs by Twelfth Graders


        Figures

        MDMA (Ecstasy) - Figure 1

        • Figure 1: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders


        Various Illicit Drugs - Figure 2

        • Figure 2: Trends in Annual Prevalence of an Illicit Drug Use Index for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders


        Specific Drugs - Figures 3 - 13

        • Figure 3: LSD: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 4: Amphetamines: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 5: Methamphetamine: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 6: Tranquilizers: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 7: Sedatives (Barbiturates): Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 8: Hallucinogens Other than LSD: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 9: Heroin: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 10: Inhalants: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, and Disapproval for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 11: Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 12: Crack: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 13: Cocaine Powder: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders



      Cigarette Smoking Press Release and Tables

        Press Release (Text Only)

        Teen smoking continues to decline in 2003, but declines are slowing. (Press Release, 12/19/03)


        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G. & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 19, 2003). Teen smoking continues to decline in 2003, but declines are slowing. University of Michigan News and Information Services: Ann Arbor, MI.[On-line]. Available: www.monitoringthefuture.org; accessed MM/DD/YY.


        Data Tables

        Trends on Cigarette Smoking - Tables 1 - 4

        • Table 1 - Long-Term Trends in Prevalence of Use of Cigarettes for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Table 2 - Cigarettes: Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups for Eighth and Tenth Graders

        • Table 3 - Cigarettes: Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups for Twelfth Graders

        • Table 4 - Trends in Availability and Attitudes about Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes per Day, for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        Trends on Use of Smokeless Tobacco - Tables 5 - 8

        • Table 5 - Long-Term Trends in Prevalence of Use of Smokeless Tobacco for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Table 6 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups for Eighth and Tenth Graders

        • Table 7 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in Thirty-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups for Twelfth Graders

        • Table 8 - Trends in Attitudes about Regular Smokeless Tobacco Use for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders


        Figures

        Trends in Prevalence, Attitudes, and Availability

        • Figure 1: Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

        • Figure 2: Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders




      Publicly available Monitoring the Future microdata from the cross-sectional, in-school surveys may be obtained through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA), a part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

      SAMHDA/ICPSR
      The University of Michigan
      P.O. Box 1248
      Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
      http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA.

      Note that these data sets have had all personal indentifiers removed, and other information that might be used to impute identities has been either altered or removed altogether to protect study respondents.



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