Table GPS-7. Last month prevalence and frequency of use of cannabis among all adults (aged 15 to 64) and young adults (aged 15 to 34) in nationwide surveys among the general population – Part (i) Last month prevalence (percentage)

Country

Year

Age range all adults

Sample size all adults

All Males (%)

All Females (%)

Total
(%)

Age range young adults

Sample size young adults

Young Males
(%)

Young Females (%)

Total
(%)

Belgium

 

2001

15-64

7347

3.6

1.8

2.7

15-34

2758

8.9

3.1

5.9

Czech Republic

 

2004

18-64

3526

7.1

2.6

4.8

18-34

1414

14.2

5.4

9.8

Denmark

 

2000

16-64

11825

4.5

1.3

2.8

16-34

4141

9.1

2.6

5.6

Germany

 

2003

18-59

8061

4.7

2.1

3.4

18-34

3775

9.9

5.2

7.6

Estonia

 

2003

 

 

2.4

0.6

1.4

 

646

5.6

1.4

3.3

Greece

 

2004

15-64

4351

1.3

0.4

0.9

15-34

2620

2.1

0.9

1.5

Spain

 

2003

15-64

12033

11.3

3.9

7.6

15-34

5357

18.8

7.7

13.4

France

(1)

2000

15-64

11317

6.3

2.5

4.4

15-34

4749

13.2

5.3

9.3

Ireland

 

2002-03

15-64

4918

3.4

1.7

2.6

15-34

 

 

 

4.3

Italy

 

2003

15-64

11869

6.2

3.3

4.6

15-34

5231

10.9

6.7

8.6

Cyprus

(2)

2003

15-65

1000

18.1

0.0

9.0

15-34

580

23.3

0.0

12.8

Latvia

 

2003

15-64

4534

3.1

0.8

1.8

15-34

 

5.9

1.7

3.7

Lithuania

 

2004

15-64

4207

1.4

0.1

0.7

15-34

1814

2.9

0.2

1.5

Hungary

 

2003

18-54

 

1.9

0.8

1.4

18-34

2319

3.8

1.6

2.8

Netherlands

 

2000-01

15-64

14045

5.1

2.2

3.7

15-34

6687

9.7

4.2

7.0

Austria

 

2004

15-64

3980

4.9

2.8

3.8

15-34

1754

7.6

5.2

6.4

Poland

 

2002

16-64

 

2.0

0.6

1.3

16-34

 

4.1

1.1

2.7

Portugal

 

2001

15-64

14186

4.1

0.7

2.4

15-34

6406

7.4

1.4

4.4

Slovakia

 

2004

15-64

1315

2.4

1.0

1.7

15-34

578

4.2

2.4

3.3

Finland

(3)

2004

15-64

2352

2.2

1.0

1.6

15-34

1031

5.9

2.4

4.0

Sweden

 

2005

16-64

30538

1.1

0.5

0.8

16-34

9522

2.7

0.9

1.8

United Kingdom (England and Wales)

 

2004-05

16-59

28509

7.5

3.7

5.6

16-34

9913

14.1

7.2

10.6

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

 

2002-03

15-64

3516

5.1

0.8

2.9

15-34

 

9.2

1.7

5.4

United Kingdom (Scotland)

 

2003

16-64

3506

6.3

2.1

4.2

16-34

1193

14.2

5.1

9.5

United Kingdom

 

2004

 

35707

8.4

4

6.2

16-34

 

15.4

7.7

11.6

Bulgaria

 

2005

18-60

1036

1.3

0.2

0.8

18-34

433

3.1

0.4

1.7

Norway

 

2004

15-64

2669

2.9

1.5

2.2

15-34

1238

5.3

3.6

4.5

Notes:

(1) France: the 2000 surveys was used, instead of the more recent 2002 survey, as this last one did not have information on 'last month prevalence'.

(2) Results of this survey should be viewed with caution due to important discrepancies with previous surveys and school surveys results. A new survey with a bigger sample is being conducted in 2005.

(3) Finland: Further information on frequency of use in last 30 days collected but not reported due to low numbers of users.

For methods and definitions on population surveys in general, see General population surveys of drug use – methods and definitions.

For methods of each survey presented in this table, see Table GPS-1 part (ii).

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

See Table GPS-0.

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