Monitoring the Future Panel Study Annual Report: National Data on Substance Use among Adults Ages 19 to 65, 1976-2024
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| Title: | Monitoring the Future Panel Study Annual Report: National Data on Substance Use among Adults Ages 19 to 65, 1976-2024 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Megan E. Patrick, Richard A. Miech, Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research |
| Source: | Institute for Social Research. 2025. |
| Availability: | Institute for Social Research. University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel: 734-764-8354; Fax: 734-647- 4575; e-mail: isr-info@isr.umich.edu; Web site: https://isr.umich.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 247 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS) |
| Contract Number: | R01DA001411 R01DA016575 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Descriptors: | Longitudinal Studies, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults, Drug Use, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Marijuana, Narcotics, Stimulants, Smoking, Drinking, Trend Analysis, Participant Characteristics, Sex, Race, Substance Abuse |
| Abstract: | Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an ongoing research program conducted at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research under a series of investigator-initiated research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse beginning in 1974. The integrated MTF study includes annual surveys of nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, as well as a subset of 12th grade students followed into adulthood from each graduating class, beginning with the class of 1976. Repeating these annual cross-sectional surveys over time provides data to examine behavior change across history in consistent age segments of the adult population, as well as among key subgroups. The MTF Panel Study now includes about 120,000 individuals who were first surveyed in 12th grade, with longitudinal data spanning ages 18 to 65. Each year, approximately 20,000 people in the MTF Panel are surveyed across young adulthood (ages 19 to 30), early midlife (ages 35 to 50), and late midlife (ages 55 to 65). These data, gathered on national samples over such a large portion of the lifespan, are extremely rare and can provide needed insight into the epidemiology, etiology, and life course history of substance use and relevant behaviors, attitudes, and other factors. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED679634 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an ongoing research program conducted at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research under a series of investigator-initiated research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse beginning in 1974. The integrated MTF study includes annual surveys of nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, as well as a subset of 12th grade students followed into adulthood from each graduating class, beginning with the class of 1976. Repeating these annual cross-sectional surveys over time provides data to examine behavior change across history in consistent age segments of the adult population, as well as among key subgroups. The MTF Panel Study now includes about 120,000 individuals who were first surveyed in 12th grade, with longitudinal data spanning ages 18 to 65. Each year, approximately 20,000 people in the MTF Panel are surveyed across young adulthood (ages 19 to 30), early midlife (ages 35 to 50), and late midlife (ages 55 to 65). These data, gathered on national samples over such a large portion of the lifespan, are extremely rare and can provide needed insight into the epidemiology, etiology, and life course history of substance use and relevant behaviors, attitudes, and other factors. |
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