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U.S. 12th graders that believed steroids were easy to obtain 1991-2018
U.S. 12th graders that believed steroids were easy to obtain 1991-2018
Percentage of U.S. students in grade 12 that perceived steroids as being easy to get from 1991 to 2018
This statistic shows the percentage of 12th graders in the U.S. that believed steroids were easy or fairly easy to obtain from 1991 to 2018. According to the survey, in 1998, 44.5 percent of 12th graders said that they believed steroids were easy to get, compared to 21.1 percent in 2018. Steroids are performance enhancing drugs that are sometimes used by athletes illegally.
Percentage of U.S. students in grade 12 that perceived steroids as being easy to get from 1991 to 2018
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.7% |
| 1992 | 46.8% |
| 1993 | 44.8% |
| 1994 | 42.9% |
| 1995 | 45.5% |
| 1996 | 40.3% |
| 1997 | 41.7% |
| 1998 | 44.5% |
| 1999 | 44.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% |
| 2001 | 44.4% |
| 2002 | 45.5% |
| 2003 | 40.7% |
| 2004 | 42.6% |
| 2005 | 39.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1% |
| 2007 | 40.1% |
| 2008 | 35.2% |
| 2009 | 30.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% |
| 2011 | 26.1% |
| 2012 | 25% |
| 2013 | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 22% |
| 2015 | 23.7% |
| 2016 | 21.3% |
| 2017 | 20.1% |
| 2018 | 21.1% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.7% |
| 1992 | 46.8% |
| 1993 | 44.8% |
| 1994 | 42.9% |
| 1995 | 45.5% |
| 1996 | 40.3% |
| 1997 | 41.7% |
| 1998 | 44.5% |
| 1999 | 44.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% |
| 2001 | 44.4% |
| 2002 | 45.5% |
| 2003 | 40.7% |
| 2004 | 42.6% |
| 2005 | 39.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1% |
| 2007 | 40.1% |
| 2008 | 35.2% |
| 2009 | 30.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% |
| 2011 | 26.1% |
| 2012 | 25% |
| 2013 | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 22% |
| 2015 | 23.7% |
| 2016 | 21.3% |
| 2017 | 20.1% |
| 2018 | 21.1% |
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This statistic shows the percentage of 12th graders in the U.S. that believed steroids were easy or fairly easy to obtain from 1991 to 2018. According to the survey, in 1998, 44.5 percent of 12th graders said that they believed steroids were easy to get, compared to 21.1 percent in 2018. Steroids are performance enhancing drugs that are sometimes used by athletes illegally.
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- December 2018
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- United States
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- 1991 to 2018
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- 12th-grade students
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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).
Percentage saying fairly easy or very easy to get.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1991 to 2018
- Special properties
- 12th-grade students
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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).
Percentage saying fairly easy or very easy to get.
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