| Q: |
Does past month vaping vary by grade level? |
| A: |
In 2020, vaping of marijuana or nicotine was higher for high school seniors than for 8th or 10th graders. |
Percent of students vaping nicotine or marijuana in the past month, 2017-2020
| Year |
Nicotine
8th grade |
Nicotine
10th grade |
Nicotine
12th grade |
Marijuana
8th grade |
Marijuana
10th grade |
Marijuana
12th grade |
| 2017 |
3.5% |
8.2% |
11.0% |
1.6% |
4.3% |
4.9% |
| 2018 |
6.1% |
16.1% |
20.9% |
2.6% |
7.0% |
7.5% |
| 2019 |
9.6% |
19.9% |
25.5% |
3.9% |
12.6% |
14.0% |
| 2020 |
10.5% |
19.3% |
24.7% |
4.2% |
11.3% |
12.2% |
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- Although vaping of marijuana and nicotine were only added to the Monitoring the Future survey in 2017, the data show that vaping behaviors have increased considerably in the last 4 years. For example, the proportion of high school seniors vaping nicotine increased nearly 14-percentage points between 2017 and 2020, followed by an 11-percentage point increase for 10th graders.
- The increases from 2017-2018 were the largest one-year increases ever seen for any substance in the history of the MTF survey (see https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2018/12/monitoring-future-survey-results-show-alarming-rise-in-teen-vaping for more information about the change between 2017-2018).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03515.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on August 30, 2021.
Data Source: Adapted from Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E. (2021). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2020: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan.
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