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Marijuana Use
(over a lifetime)
The following table shows the percentage of Americans 26 years and older who use marijuana, according to year, age, race, and sex.
| Characteristic |
1979 |
1982 |
1985 |
1988 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Total
|
28.0%
|
28.6%
|
29.4%
|
30.6%
|
30.5%
|
30.2%
|
31.0%
|
31.1%
|
31.0%
|
32.0%
|
34.6%
|
34.2%
|
36.9%
|
47.5%
|
40.6%
|
|
Age
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12–17 years |
27.0 |
23.2 |
20.1 |
15.0 |
11.1 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
13.6 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
18.7 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
17.3 |
16.2 |
| 18–25 years |
66.0 |
61.3 |
57.6 |
54.6 |
48.8 |
46.6 |
45.7 |
41.9 |
41.4 |
44.0 |
46.8 |
45.7 |
50.0 |
52.4 |
50.8 |
| 26–34 years |
45.0 |
51.5 |
54.1 |
57.6 |
55.2 |
54.3 |
54.9 |
52.7 |
51.8 |
50.5 |
47.7 |
46.0 |
47.9 |
40.61 |
42.0 |
| 35 years or more |
9.0 |
10.4 |
13.9 |
17.6 |
21.1 |
22.2 |
23.8 |
25.4 |
25.3 |
27.0 |
31.5 |
31.6 |
34.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Race
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
28.0 |
29.3 |
31.1 |
32.0 |
32.0 |
32.4 |
33.6 |
33.5 |
33.5 |
34.4 |
37.1 |
37.0 |
40.1 |
43.9 |
45.2 |
| Black |
28.0 |
28.2 |
26.6 |
26.8 |
28.7 |
25.0 |
24.6 |
27.5 |
28.2 |
29.6 |
32.1 |
30.8 |
33.1 |
37.6 |
38.0 |
| Hispanic |
21.0 |
23.7 |
18.4 |
21.7 |
21.0 |
20.0 |
21.8 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
22.0 |
25.3 |
24.2 |
25.6 |
26.7 |
26.8 |
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Sex
|
|
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| Male |
34.0 |
34.0 |
34.7 |
33.9 |
34.6 |
34.8 |
35.9 |
35.9 |
35.6 |
37.0 |
38.7 |
38.7 |
41.1 |
44.3 |
45.2 |
| Female |
22.0 |
23.6 |
24.5 |
27.6 |
26.8 |
25.9 |
26.4 |
26.8 |
26.8 |
27.5 |
30.7 |
30.0 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
36.2 |
1. Percentage includes people 26 years and
older.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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