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

SALSUS
A2.14 What pupils think they will do when they leave school by drug use
status and age
13 year olds
Used drugs
in last month
percentage 1
Used drugs
but not in
last month
Never used
drugs
Total
Prevalence
University 32 39 50 49
F.E. college 18 21 18 18
Apprentice / trade 10 11 6 6
Youth training / skill seekers 3 2 1 1
Working 15 10 9 9
Unemployed 2 1 0 0
Don't know 12 13 13 13
Other 9 5 4 4
15 year olds
University 23 36 50 44
F.E. college 31 30 23 25
Apprentice / trade 20 13 9 11
Youth training / skill seekers 1 0 1 1
Working 11 9 7 8
Unemployed 2 0 0 0
Don't know 9 8 8 8
Other 3 3 3 3
Base (2006) 2
number
13 year olds 445 486 10 496 11 427
15 year olds 1 362 1 540 8 034 10 936
1 Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.
2 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.
0 (>0.0 & < 0.5)
Source : Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2006: National Report - Table 4.51
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