In 2020/21, 31.2 percent of people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59 had used cannabis at least once during their lifetime, compared with 28.9 percent in 2001/02. During the provided time period, 2014/15 was the reporting year with the highest share of adults advising they had used cannabis at least once in their lifetimes, at 31.1 percent.
Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 15, 2022). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59 Year Old's in England and Wales Reporting Use of Cannabis Ever in Their Lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2020/21 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/976850/cannabis-use-in-the-uk/