Table B1.2 : Age group analysis^1,2: year ending 31 March 2003
number of individuals, EASR (and 95% CI); NHS board and council area of residence
NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS

	Numbers											EASR⁵
	All Ages	Under	15 - 19	20 - 24	25 - 29	30 - 34	35 - 39	40 years	Median			All ages		Under	15 - 19	20 - 24	25 - 29	30 - 34	35 - 39	40 years
		15 years	years	years	years	years	years	and over	age	Youngest	Oldest	Rate	(95% CI)	15 years	years	years	years	years	years	and over

Scotland	11 472	102	957	2 955	3 127	2 318	1 278	735	27	9	69	237	(233, 242)	10	301	937	993	608	317	33

by NHS board

Argyll & Clyde	1 196	7	97	339	343	230	120	60	26	14	55	324	(306, 343)	8	370	1 486	1 460	750	350	31
Ayrshire & Arran	1 652	9	180	412	415	333	169	134	27	13	68	519	(494, 544)	12	797	2 169	2 030	1 280	595	82
Borders	68	1	14	11	21	13	2	6	26	14	57	83	(63, 103)	5	247	247	401	177	24	13
Dumfries & Galloway	243	-	16	89	72	31	24	11	25	15	44	229	(199, 258)	-	193	1 440	994	323	213	17
Fife	806	17	83	230	226	146	55	49	26	12	60	256	(238, 273)	23	372	1 102	1 136	571	204	32
Forth Valley	309	9	33	82	84	50	29	22	26	12	58	120	(106, 133)	16	188	483	510	239	130	18
Grampian	978	12	105	351	284	139	60	27	25	12	48	193	(181, 205)	11	318	1 019	835	342	143	11
Greater Glasgow	3 216	5	115	620	927	809	512	228	29	13	62	353	(341, 366)	3	200	983	1 556	1 204	729	60
Highland	178	-	11	50	53	33	16	15	27	16	47	105	(89, 121)	-	90	504	476	236	99	15
Lanarkshire	378	3	41	97	109	78	31	19	26	13	62	72	(65, 80)	3	112	300	316	180	69	8
Lothian	2 093	32	207	562	522	397	232	141	27	9	69	253	(242, 264)	22	439	967	909	607	365	42
Tayside	401	7	54	121	93	71	33	22	25	11	53	115	(104, 127)	9	221	502	429	274	112	13
Island Boards³	36	-	3	15	7	5	2	4	25	17	48	69	(49, 91)	-	77	484	188	109	39	13

by council area

Aberdeen City	582	4	52	216	162	90	40	18	25	12	48	235	(216, 255)	11	377	1 102	957	524	247	20
Aberdeenshire	345	8	50	119	104	44	13	7	24	13	46	195	(175, 216)	16	354	1 126	889	267	69	6
Angus	52	1	5	16	15	7	5	3	26	14	41	60	(43, 76)	5	77	305	260	98	61	6
Argyll & Bute	146	-	12	45	34	25	19	11	26	16	46	202	(169, 235)	-	236	1 101	691	410	276	27
Ayrshire East	526	2	62	140	131	105	48	38	27	14	54	493	(451, 535)	8	836	2 245	1 830	1 158	506	72
Ayrshire North	830	6	85	215	208	163	83	70	27	13	68	698	(651, 746)	20	980	2 987	2 762	1 680	787	116
Ayrshire South	312	1	34	62	82	68	39	26	28	13	60	336	(298, 373)	5	522	1 115	1 426	937	465	52
Borders	68	1	14	11	21	13	2	6	26	14	57	83	(63, 103)	5	247	247	401	177	24	13
Clackmannanshire	45	-	1	14	19	7	3	1	27	17	41	110	(77, 142)	-	33	546	684	197	77	5
Dumfries & Galloway	243	-	16	89	72	31	24	11	25	15	44	229	(199, 258)	-	193	1 440	994	323	213	17
Dunbartonshire East	82	-	2	27	25	12	11	5	27	18	58	95	(74, 116)	-	27	451	516	178	127	10
Dunbartonshire West	303	-	28	79	74	64	42	16	27	15	52	346	(307, 385)	-	441	1 464	1 338	912	563	37
Dundee City	228	5	28	66	55	46	17	11	26	11	53	155	(134, 175)	18	279	514	609	473	160	19
Edinburgh City	1 348	17	114	326	331	280	169	111	28	11	69	259	(245, 273)	23	417	775	868	728	474	60
Falkirk	164	2	21	40	38	33	21	9	27	12	58	120	(102, 139)	7	237	488	419	289	178	14
Fife	806	17	83	230	226	146	55	49	26	12	60	256	(238, 273)	23	372	1 102	1 136	571	204	32
Glasgow City	2 923	5	100	547	838	746	479	208	29	13	62	448	(431, 464)	5	259	1 167	1 858	1 555	1 013	86
Highland	178	-	11	50	53	33	16	15	27	16	47	105	(89, 121)	-	90	504	476	236	99	15
Inverclyde	378	1	20	115	117	68	34	23	26	14	55	511	(460, 563)	6	361	2 408	2 489	1 170	496	59
Lanarkshire North	202	2	11	57	49	45	27	11	28	13	53	64	(55, 73)	3	51	293	232	173	103	8
Lanarkshire South	283	1	33	65	93	61	13	17	27	14	62	103	(91, 116)	2	169	378	527	270	53	12
Lothian East	244	-	40	79	59	32	18	16	25	15	53	368	(321, 415)	-	808	2 188	1 301	475	244	38
Lothian West	313	15	38	87	68	60	34	11	26	9	51	206	(182, 229)	43	383	1 006	650	427	243	15
Midlothian	213	-	17	80	72	29	12	3	26	17	51	335	(290, 381)	-	340	2 082	1 666	473	183	8
Moray	56	-	4	18	19	6	7	2	27	15	44	75	(55, 95)	-	78	421	352	86	100	5
Perth & Kinross	121	1	21	39	23	18	11	8	24	14	52	115	(94, 136)	4	265	645	336	200	105	13
Renfrewshire	406	6	43	103	129	83	31	11	26	14	48	260	(235, 286)	17	405	1 040	1 302	622	213	14
Renfrewshire East	87	-	4	25	24	22	7	5	27	16	44	126	(99, 153)	-	70	555	628	383	95	11
Stirling	100	7	11	28	27	10	5	12	25	12	56	125	(101, 150)	40	194	451	581	166	75	32
Island Councils⁴	36	-	3	15	7	5	2	4	25	17	48	69	(49, 91)	-	77	484	188	109	39	13


1 All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges.
2 Individuals are included once within each NHS board area and council area. Therefore the sum of local area data may not equal the Scotland figure.
3 Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles NHS boards.
4 Eilean Siar, Orkney and Shetland councils.
5 European Age Standardised Rate per 100 000 population.

Source : Scottish Drug Misuse Database.