Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England PDF

Author: Great BritainDepartment of Health

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780113226252

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The aim of this survey was to monitor smoking, drinking and drug use amongst secondary school children aged between 11 and 15 years old. Data was obtained from 9,859 pupils in 321 schools throughout England during the autumn term of 2002. Findings include: on average 10 per cent were regular smokers, with this figure broken down to 23 per cent for 15 year olds compared with one per cent of 11 year olds. 11 per cent of girls were regular smokers compared with nine per cent of boys, although boys smoked slightly more. With regards to alcohol consumption, 24 per cent of pupils had alcohol in the previous week (the figure for boys at 25 per cent slightly higher than that for girls at 23 per cent) with higher levels amongst the older pupils surveyed. The proportion who reported taking drugs in the previous month was 11 per cent (compared to 12 per cent for the previous year). There was a slight decrease in the finding for girls (nine per cent for 2002 compared to 11 per cent in 2001) but there was no significant change for boys.

Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England in 2001

Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England in 2001 PDF

Author: Sarah Blenkinsop

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780113225910

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The main purpose of this survey is to monitor smoking, drinking and drug use amongst secondary school children aged 11-15 years. Information has been obtained from more than 9,000 pupils in 285 schools throughout England and the 2001 survey focuses on drug use. Due to changes in question format, the estimates of drugs taking are not compatible with those of previous surveys. Key findings include that 29 per cent of the overall sample had ever tried one or more drugs, 20 per cent had taken drugs in the last year, and 12 per cent had done so within the last month; with boys slightly more likely than girls to have taken drugs. Figures rise as pupils get older with 48 per cent of 15 year olds having tried drugs and 29 per cent having taken them in the last year. Cannabis was the most widely taken drug. Reported levels of misuse of volatile substances, such as glue sniffing, were much higher than in previous surveys, although this may be due to change in question format.

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England in 2000

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England in 2000 PDF

Author: Harriet Becher

Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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The main purpose of this survey was to monitor smoking, drinking and drug use amongst secondary school children aged 11-15. Information was obtained from more than 7,000 pupils in 225 schools throughout England and Wales during the autumn term of 2000. Key findings include: 10% of this group smoked at least one cigarette a week, which represents a marginal increase on the 1999 figure; 12% of girls were regular smokers compared to 9% of boys; 18% of 11-15 year olds usually had an alcohol drink at least weekly, a figure that has remained fairly steady in recent years; pupils had a high awareness level of illegal drugs with 61% having been offered drugs by the age of 15 years.

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