This statistic displays the proportion of school children who have taken drugs ever in England, from 2001 to 2021, by gender. In the year 2021, 19 percent of girls and 17 percent of boys said they had taken drugs. This was the first survey year in which there was a higher proportion of girls who had reported taking drugs.
Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender
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NHS Digital. (September 6, 2022). Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender." Chart. September 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Have Ever Taken Drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2021**, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, September 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370643/school-children-who-have-taken-drugs-ever-by-gender-in-england/