This statistic shows the trend of cocaine availability in U.S. schools, from 1975 to 2021. In 2021, around 17 percent of all respondents in the 12th grade stated that cocaine is "fairly easy" or "very easy" to obtain.
Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2021*
Characteristic
Percentage saying “fairly easy” or “very easy” to get
* Percentage of 12th graders saying that it is “fairly easy” or “very easy” to get cocaine.
Results for 2021may not be comparable to previous years. In 2021 MTF conducted survey administrations via the internet for the first time, and responses, especially on attitudes, can be sensitive to mode effects.
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).
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NIH, & NIDA. (January 1, 2022). Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208467/availability-of-cocaine-as-perceived-by-us-12th-graders-since-1975/
NIH, und NIDA. "Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2021*." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208467/availability-of-cocaine-as-perceived-by-us-12th-graders-since-1975/
NIH, NIDA. (2022). Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208467/availability-of-cocaine-as-perceived-by-us-12th-graders-since-1975/
NIH, and NIDA. "Availability of Cocaine as Perceived by U.S. 12th Graders from 1975 to 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208467/availability-of-cocaine-as-perceived-by-us-12th-graders-since-1975/
NIH & NIDA, Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208467/availability-of-cocaine-as-perceived-by-us-12th-graders-since-1975/ (last visited May 21, 2022)