MTF Data Tables and Figures

2012 Data from In-School Surveys
of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students

Drug and Alcohol Press Release: Text, Figures, & Tables

The rise in teen marijuana use stalls, synthetic marijuana use levels, and use of "bath salts" is very low. (Press Release, 12/19/12)

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, 2012). "The rise in teen marijuana use stalls, synthetic marijuana use levels, and use of 'bath salts' is very low." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

Figures

Figure 1 - Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 2 - Marijuana: Trends in Daily Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 3 - Synthetic Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use and Risk in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 4 - Alcohol: Trends in in 30 Day Use, Risk, Dissaproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 5 - Alcohol: Trends in Binge Drinking, Risk, Dissaproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 6 - Any Illicit Drug: Trends in Annual Use in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 7 - Any Illicit Drug other than Marijuana: Trends in Annual Prevalence in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 8 - Any Prescription Drug: Trends in Annual Use in Grade 12

Figure 9 - Ecstasty (MDMA): Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 10 - Vicodin: Trends in Annual Use and Risk in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 11 - Sedatives (Barbiturates): Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 12 - Tranquilizers: Trends in Annual Use and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 13 - Narcotics other than Heroin: Trends in Annual Use and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 14 - Amphetamines: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Data Tables

Trends in Use of Various Drugs - Tables 1–4

Table 1 - Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 2 - Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 3 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use of Marijuana, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Prescription Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 4 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Footnotes for Tables 1–4

Source of Prescription Drugs - Table 5

Table 5 - Source of Prescription Drugs among Those Who Used in Last Year, Grade 12, 2007–2012

Trends in Attitudes - Tables 6–11

Table 6 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 8th Graders

Table 7 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 10th Graders

Table 8 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 12th Graders

Table 9 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 8

Table 10 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 10

Table 11 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 12

Trends in Availability - Tables 12–14

Table 12 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 8th Graders

Table 13 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 10th Graders

Table 14 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 12th Graders

Long-Term Trends in Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for 12th Graders - Tables 15–18

Table 15 - Long-Term Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grade 12

Table 16 - Long-Term Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grade 12

Table 17 - Long-Term Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grade 12

Table 18 - Long-Term Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs in Grade 12

Footnotes for Tables 15–18

Tobacco Press Release: Text, Figures, & Tables

Press Release (Text Only)

Decline in teen smoking continues into 2012. (Press Release, 12/19/12)

Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 19, 2012). "Decline in teen smoking continues in 2012." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

Figures

Figure 1 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Figure 2 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, and Disapproval in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Data Tables

Trends on Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco - Tables 1–5

Table 1 - Trends in Prevalence of Use of Cigarettes in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 2 - Trends in Availability and Attitudes about Smoking 1 or More Packs of Cigarettes per Day for Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 3 - Trends in Various Attitudes toward Cigarette Use for Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 4 - Trends in Prevalence of Use of Smokeless Tobacco in Grades 8, 10, and 12

Table 5 - Trends in Attitudes about Regular Smokeless Tobacco Use for Grades 8, 10, and 12

Trends on Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco by Subgroups - Tables 6–11

Table 6 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 8

Table 7 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 10

Table 8 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 12

Table 9 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 8

Table 10 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 10

Table 11 - Smokeless Tobacco: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 12

Publicly available Monitoring the Future microdata from the cross-sectional, in-school surveys may be obtained through the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP), a part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

NAHDAP/ICPSR
The University of Michigan
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248

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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