Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007 - Drug Misuse Information ...

SALSUS
A2.6 Frequency of reported drug use; age: 2006
gender
All pupils
Scotland
percentage 2
13 years 15 years
Prevalence
Most days 1 2
At least once a week 0 2
Once or twice a month 1 4
A few times a year 1 4
Used to take drugs but not now 1 5
Only taken drugs once 4 10
Never taken drugs 93 75
Boys
Most days 1 2
At least once a week 0 2
Once or twice a month 1 4
A few times a year 1 4
Used to take drugs but not now 1 5
Only taken drugs once 4 10
Never taken drugs 93 74
Girls
Most days 1 1
At least once a week 0 1
Once or twice a month 0 4
A few times a year 1 4
Used to take drugs but not now 1 5
Only taken drugs once 4 10
Never taken drugs 94 76
Base (2006) 1
number
Boys 5 473 6 034
Girls 5 564 5 946
All pupils 11 037 11 980
1 Some children failed to answer each question, these 'no answers' have been excluded from the analyses and so the tables that describe the same population may have varying
bases.
2 Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.
Source: Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2006: National Report
Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007
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