Table EYE-9. HBSC school surveys (2005/06): percentage of types of cannabis use during the last 12 months among students aged 15–16 years old [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) All students

Country		Total sample size	Discontinued user	Experimenter	Regular user	Heavy user	Never user
Belgium (Flemish)		1598	4.8	6.2	7.9	1.4	79.1
Belgium (French)		1375	5.7	6.5	7.2	3.3	76.4
Bulgaria		1664	5.7	6.1	4.9	1.3	81.4
Czech Republic		1607	5.5	7.6	8.3	1.8	75.2
Denmark		1436	3.7	4.6	4.3	0.6	83.7
Germany		2374	3.9	4.7	4.3	1.3	84.1
Estonia		1538	5	10.3	7.1	0.9	75.1
Ireland		1595	4	5.2	7.6	3.1	76.2
Greece		1580	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.3	96.3
Spain		3032	6.7	7.7	10.9	4	69.8
France		2158	5.8	8.8	9	3	72.7
Italy		1244	3	7.6	7.7	1.2	79
Latvia		1222	6.2	7	4.1	1.1	78.7
Lithuania		1807	5.5	4.7	2.6	0.5	85.4
Luxembourg		1475	4.4	7.3	8.1	2.6	76.8
Hungary		1112	2.9	4.1	3.9	0.5	87.9
Malta		340	2.3	4	4.8	0.8	87.4
Netherlands		1345	4	7.2	9.2	2.7	76.2
Austria		1419	3.3	4.4	3.3	0.7	87.1
Poland		2251	5.1	6.8	5.3	0.8	81.5
Portugal		1340	1.8	2.5	2.4	0.9	90.9
Romania		1552	1	1.1	0.4	0.1	97.1
Slovenia		1504	4.4	5.1	5.6	1.2	82.3
Slovakia		1214	5.5	6.5	4.3	0.6	82.3
Finland		1585	1.5	2.7	1.4	0.5	92.8
England		1371	4.5	7.3	7.8	2.2	75.8
Scotland		2110	4.7	7.8	9.4	3	72
Wales		1303	6.7	7.9	11	3.3	69.1
Croatia		1580	2.5	5	3.7	1.5	86.9

Notes:

 This table aims to present data on school students obtained from national surveys. International comparability is based on standardisation by target age group (mean age 15.5), cluster sampling methods with the goal of more than 1500 participating students from the target group. Questions about cannabis use are based on the ESPAD survey questionnaire, data collection in the schools, and assurance of anonymity. Caution is recommended regarding some data in specific countries.  

 Caution is required comparing figures due to methodological limitations. For methods and definitions see <a href="http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/stats08/eye/methods">Methods and definitions: youth and the schools population</a>. 

 Discontinued user: those who have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime but not within the past 30 days or within the past 12 months. 

 Experimenter: those who have used cannabis 1–2 times within the past 12 months.     

 Regular user: those who have used cannabis 3–39 times within the past 12 months.     

 Heavy user: those who have used cannabis 40 times or more within the past 12 months.     

Sources:

 Currie, C. et al. (eds.) (2008), ‘Inequalities in young people's health: international report from the <a href="http://www.hbsc.org">HBSC</a> 2005/06 survey’, WHO Policy Series: Health policy for children and adolescents, Issue 5, WHO Regional Office for Europe. 

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