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United States Monitoring the Future Survey 1978

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values of Youth, 1978
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1978 - 12/1978
Series or system 
United States Monitoring the Future Study (MTF)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The United States Monitoring the Future Survey 1978 is part of the Monitoring the Future Study, an annual survey of students enrolled in public and private high schools in the United States. Begun in 1975 as a survey of 12th grade students, 8th and 10th grade surveys were added to the series in 1991. Monitoring the Future (MTF) surveys provide information on the attitudes and behaviors of students on the use and abuse of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and illicit and prescription drugs. The MTF study is designed so that changes in attitudes and behaviors can be observed across time. Participants in the MTF 1978 (12th Grade) survey include 18,924 students from 111 public schools and 20 private schools.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Breathing difficulty, Child labor, Counseling, Drug consumption, Drug use disorders, Education, Employment, Family composition, Health education, Health literacy, Hours worked, Illicit drug use, Income, Interpersonal violence, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Mental health symptoms, Race, School enrollment, Tobacco smoking, Transportation
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021