Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2005	< Previous | Contents | Next >
B1.26 Injecting1: 2000/01 - 2004/05 percentage of individuals by injecting status and age group NEW INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS/CLIENTS   2000/01r 2001/02r 2002/03r 2003/04r 2004/05 All ages (Total) 10 581 11 685 11 718 13 086 14 332 Information available (=100%) 10 209 10 484 10 653 11 975 13 064   percentage Injecting in previous month 39 38 41 37 30 Injected in past - but not in previous month 21 21 23 26 29 Has never injected 41 41 36 37 41 Under 20 (Total) 1 244 1 275 1 113 1 195 1 230 Information available (=100%) 1 208 1 135 1 006 1 101 1 141   percentage Injecting in previous month 28 25 29 21 16 Injected in past - but not in previous month 11 9 10 7 6 Has never injected 61 66 62 72 78 20 - 24 years (Total) 2 894 3 052 3 013 2 912 2 928 Information available (=100%) 2 800 2 729 2 723 2 663 2 661   percentage Injecting in previous month 40 40 45 41 35 Injected in past - but not in previous month 20 18 21 23 25 Has never injected 40 42 34 36 40 25 - 29 years (Total) 2 994 3 231 3 177 3 433 3 698 Information available (=100%) 2 880 2 892 2 933 3 117 3 352   percentage Injecting in previous month 41 42 44 40 34 Injected in past - but not in previous month 21 21 24 27 31 Has never injected 38 37 32 33 35 30 - 34 years (Total) 1 969 2 234 2 365 2 748 3 028 Information available (=100%) 1 912 2 028 2 145 2 536 2 754   percentage Injecting in previous month 42 40 42 39 31 Injected in past - but not in previous month 25 26 27 30 33 Has never injected 33 34 31 31 36 35 - 39 years (Total) 947 1 215 1 304 1 692 2 001 Information available (=100%) 898 1 091 1 186 1 552 1 825   percentage Injecting in previous month 40 37 39 35 28 Injected in past - but not in previous month 23 28 27 34 36 Has never injected 36 34 33 31 36 40 years and over (Total) 533 678 746 1 106 1 447 Information available (=100%) 511 609 660 1 006 1 331   percentage Injecting in previous month 30 27 31 27 23 Injected in past - but not in previous month 25 26 27 31 31 Has never injected 46 47 42 42 46 1 All figures in this table exclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges. r Revised. || Due to rounding percentages may not add up to 100%. See also supplementary information Source : Scottish Drug Misuse Database.