The United States armed forces adopted “zero tolerance” policies concerning illicit drug use in 1980, and later developed policies to discourage tobacco and alcohol abuse. This paper examines drug use among young active-duty recruits both before and after enlistment, compared with non-military age-mates. It also documents historical shifts in such drug use across two decades.… Continue reading Comparing Drug-Using Behaviors among High School Graduates Entering Military Service, College, and Civilian Employment. Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper 42

As an aid to people who want detailed information on the methodology of the project “Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values of Youth,” information is presented on the scope and purposes of the project, study design and procedures, data collection procedures, measurement content, and questionnaire format. The project was designed… Continue reading The Monitoring the Future Project: Design and Procedures. Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper 1

This report presents descriptive statistical results from a 1980 national survey of high school seniors concerning their values, behaviors, and lifestyle. It is the sixth in a series. Questionnaires were filled out by 16,524 seniors in 107 public and 20 private high schools. Student response rate was 82%. Content areas measured include the following: drugs;… Continue reading Monitoring the Future: Questionnaire Responses from the Nation’s High School Seniors, 1980

The document presents descriptive statistical results from a national survey which examines values and lifestyles of high school seniors. The volume, fourth in a series, presents data from 1978; other volumes report results from 1975, 1976, and 1977. The report is presented in three sections. The introduction describes the study, the sample, and research limitations.… Continue reading Monitoring the Future: Questionnaire Responses from the Nation’s High School Seniors, 1978

The analysis of racial differences has been a popular undertaking for social scientists, perhaps because it seems to be easy to do and it yields interesting differences. This study raises the possibility that the frequent finding of higher self-esteem scores among blacks compared with whites may be attributable, at least in part, to black-white differences… Continue reading The Impacts of Response Styles on Black-White Differences in Self-Esteem: An Analysis of Six Samples of Youth. Monitoring the Future. Occasional Paper 16