This statistic displays the proportion of school children who were taking drugs at least once a month in England, in 2018, by gender and age. In this year, 6.8 percent of boys and 6.4 percent of girls aged 15 years old took drugs at least once a month.
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2018, by gender and age
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Statistics on "Drug use among children in the United Kingdom"
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (August 20, 2019). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2018, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370944/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-pupils-by-gender-and-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2018, by gender and age." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370944/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-pupils-by-gender-and-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2019). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2018, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370944/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-pupils-by-gender-and-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of School Children Who Take Drugs at Least Once a Month in England in 2018, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370944/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-pupils-by-gender-and-age-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2018, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370944/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-pupils-by-gender-and-age-in-england/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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