This statistic displays the proportion of school children (aged 11 to 15) who take drugs at least once a month in England, from 2003 to 2018, by whether they ever truanted or were excluded from school. In the year 2018, nine percent of school children taking drugs either truanted or were excluded, while one percent of school children never truanted or were excluded from school.
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2018, by whether ever truanted or excluded
* Weighted bases: n (2003)=10,033, n (2004)=9,497, n (2005)=8,784, n (2006)=7,949, n (2007)=7,514, n (2008)=7,598, n (2009)=7,396, n (2010)=7,153, n (2011)=6,120, n (2012)=7,377, n (2013)=4,845, n (2014)=6,020 , n(2016)= 11,348 , n (2018) = 12,102
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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 from 2003 to 2018, by whether ever truanted or excluded [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2018, by whether ever truanted or excluded." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2019). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2018, by whether ever truanted or excluded. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Proportion of School Children Who Take Drugs at Least Once a Month in England from 2003 to 2018, by Whether Ever Truanted or Excluded." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2018, by whether ever truanted or excluded Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
