2010/11 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use

This report presents findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2010/11 Drug Use module. The report provides information on the experience and prevalence of illicit drug use amongst the general adult population in Scotland.


Table A1.17: Polydrug and drug and alcohol use ever among those using illicit drugs in last month

Source: SCJS 2010/11. Variable name: QDRMIX, QDRALC.

Cell percentages Ever mixed drug
taken most often
in last month with
other drugs
Ever mixed drug
taken most often
in last month with
alcohol
Base:
GENDER
Male % 33.7 86.5 204
Female % 36.0 79.7 104
VICTIM STATUS
Victim of crime % 35.4 85.2 101
Non-victim % 33.8 84.4 207
TENURE
Owner-occupier % 30.6 90.1 95
Social renter % 37.0 78.2 131
Private renter % 38.3 87.6 68
DEPRIVATION
15% most deprived % 36.7 78.6 61
Rest of Scotland % 33.7 86.3 247
ALL % 34.3 84.6 308

1. Victim status indicates whether a respondent was the victim of a crime as measured by the SCJS in 2010/11 (for further details of crimes included see Annex 3 of the 2010/11 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Main Findings or the accompanying Technical Report).

2. Tenure indicates the ways in which households occupy their accommodation and, where rented, the type of organisation from whom the property is rented:
a. Owner-occupier includes households who own outright and those buying with a mortgage or loan;
b. Social renter includes households who live in housing rented from a local authority, housing association or co-operative;
c. Private renter includes households who live in housing rented from an individual private landlord.

3. Multiple deprivation is measured by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD.

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