Monitoring the Future

Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.

More Information: http://monitoringthefuture.org/

Data Indicators

Substance Use

Age Groups

Youth Ages 0-17

Geographic Units

Not available

Current Data Format

PDF reports available on NIDA's website along with Excel sheets

Comparable to National Dataset?

Monitoring the Future is a national dataset.

Data Owners

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Strategic Data Need

Assess national trends in substance use among 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students.

Strengths

n/a

Limitations

n/a

Citation

Monitoring the Future, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available at https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/monitoring-future