• Frequency of drug use: school children by gender in England 2018

This statistic displays the number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England, in 2018, by gender. In this year, 2.9 percent of boys and 2.4 percent of girls have taken drugs on more than ten occasions.

Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2018, by gender

	Boys	Girls
Once	2.5%	2.6%
2-5 occasions	3.3%	3.8%
6-10 occasions	1.3%	1.3%
More than 10 occasions	2.9%	2.4%

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018

Number of respondents

12,174*

Age group

11-15 years

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (boys)=5,941, n (girls)=6,058.

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