This statistic displays the share of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England, from 2001 to 2021, by gender. In the year 2021, 2.4 percent of boys and 2.3 percent of girls aged between 11 and 15 years old had taken Class A drugs.
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender
* Weighted bases: n (boys)= 4,526; (girls)= 4,469 The Class A drugs mentioned in the survey (amphetamines if prepared for injection, ecstasy, cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, magic mushrooms and methadone) are not an exhaustive list of Class A drugs.
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NHS Digital. (September 6, 2022). Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender." Chart. September 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Have Taken Class A Drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2021, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, September 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
