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Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England in 2001
Table 2.9
Whether had taken individual
drugs in the last year, by ethnic group
| All pupils |
England
2001 |
|
| Type of drug |
Ethnic
Group |
|
White |
Mixed |
Asiana |
Blackb
|
Otherc |
Totald |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| Cannabis |
14 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
|
| Any stimulant |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| Cocaine |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Crack |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Ecstasy |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Amphetamines |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
| Poppers |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
| Any psychedelic |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| LSD |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
| Magic mushrooms |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Any opiate |
1 |
- |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Heroin |
1 |
- |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Methadone |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
1 |
0 |
|
| Glue, Gas,
Aerosols and other solvents |
7 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
| Tranquillisers |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
1 |
0 |
| Steroids |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
0 |
| Other drugs |
1 |
- |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Any Class
A druge |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Used
any drug in last year |
21 |
22 |
14 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
|
| Bases |
7728 |
349 |
705 |
293 |
158 |
9357 |
a The full category
given on the questionnaire was 'Asian or Asian British'.
b The full category
given on the questionnaire was 'Black or Black British'.
c This also includes
a few pupils who identified themselves as Chinese, as numbers were insufficient
for a separate analysis.
d Total column includes
pupils who did not answer the question about their ethnic group.
e See section 1.5 for
the definition of Class A drugs.
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