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Table GPS-7. Last month prevalence and frequency of use of cannabis among all adults (aged 15 to 64 years old) and young adults (aged 15 to 34 years old) in nationwide surveys among the general population [see all tables in this series...]
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 | 2004 | 15-64 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 15-34 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 7.6 | |||
| Bulgaria | 2005 | 18-60 | 1036 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 18-34 | 433 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | |
| Czech Republic | 2004 | 18-64 | 3526 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 18-34 | 1414 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 9.8 | |
| Denmark | 2005 | 16-64 | 13310 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 16-34 | 3583 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | |
| Germany | 2003 | 18-59 | 8061 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 18-34 | 3775 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 7.6 | |
| Estonia | 2003 | 15-64 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 15-34 | 646 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Ireland | 2002-03 | 15-64 | 4918 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 15-34 | 4.3 | ||||
| Greece | 2004 | 15-64 | 4351 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 15-34 | 2620 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | |
| Spain | 2005-06 | 15-64 | 27934 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 15-34 | 14699 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 15.5 | |
| France | 2005 | 15-64 | 25879 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 15-34 | 10855 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 9.8 | |
| Italy | 2005 | 15-64 | 27995 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 15-34 | 16552 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 8.8 | |
| Cyprus | 2006 | 15-64 | 3504 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 15-34 | 1753 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 2004 | 15-64 | 2352 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 15-34 | 1031 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |
| Sweden | 2006 | 16-64 | 41701 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 16-34 | 14408 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 2005-06 | 16-59 | 29748 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 16-34 | 12329 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 9.6 | |
| 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) | 2004 | 16-64 | 3293 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 16-34 | 978 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 6.6 | |
| United Kingdom | 2004 | 35707 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 16-34 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 11.6 | |||
| Norway | 2004 | 15-64 | 2669 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 15-34 | 1238 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
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