This statistic displays the proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England, from 2003 to 2021, by gender. In 2021, 2.5 percent of school children aged from 11 to 15 years old took drugs at least once a month, this was down from three percent in 2018.
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021
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NHS Digital. (September 6, 2022). Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021." Chart. September 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children (Aged 11-15) Who Took Drugs at Least Once a Month in England from 2003 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who took drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021 [Graph], NHS Digital, September 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370961/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-gender-in-england/