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 2021, by whether they ever truanted or were excluded from school. In the year 2021, eight percent of school children who reported drugs had either truanted or were excluded.
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, 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) = 12,105
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NHS Digital. (September 6, 2022). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, by whether ever truanted or excluded [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, by whether ever truanted or excluded." Chart. September 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, by whether ever truanted or excluded. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Take Drugs at Least Once a Month in England from 2003 to 2021, by Whether Ever Truanted or Excluded." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, 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 November 05, 2024)
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2021, by whether ever truanted or excluded [Graph], NHS Digital, September 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370980/drugs-taken-once-a-month-by-children-by-truanted-or-excluded-in-england/
