Table EYE-23. All ESPAD school surveys: prevalence and patterns (percentages) of cannabis use among students 15–16 years [see all tables in this series...]

Part (iii) Females

Country		Year	Sample size 15–16 years	LTP	LYP	LMP	Use 40+ times	First use age 13 or before	Perceived availability
Belgium		2003	1208	28	22	13	4	7	44
Belgium	(1)	2007	920	19	15	10	3	4	36
Bulgaria		1999	2957	11	7	3	2	1	21
Bulgaria		2003	1449	19	15	7	2	3	37
Bulgaria		2007	1150	18	14	5	2	3	39
Czech Republic		1995	1336	18	13	6	1	1	31
Czech Republic		1999	:	30	23	13	4	4	48
Czech Republic		2003	1723	40	33	17	6	6	56
Czech Republic		2007	2049	42	32	16	5	8	65
Denmark		1995	1250	15	12	4	1	2	44
Denmark		1999	915	20	14	6	2	4	53
Denmark		2003	1474	18	13	5	2	6	50
Denmark	(2)	2007	468	20	15	8	2	5	55
Germany	(1)	2003	2685	24	19	9	3	9	38
Germany	(1)	2007	2609	17	12	4	1	5	36
Estonia		1995	1680	5	:	:	0	0	5
Estonia		1999	1808	8	6	3	1	1	15
Estonia		2003	1217	18	11	4	0	4	20
Estonia		2007	1186	19	13	4	1	3	32
Ireland		1995	942	31	27	12	3	4	60
Ireland		1999	1169	29	22	11	5	5	60
Ireland		2003	1188	39	32	17	7	8	60
Ireland		2007	1218	17	14	7	3	6	41
Greece		1995	1412	2	2	1	:	:	35
Greece		1999	1422	7	5	2	1	1	28
Greece		2003	1020	5	4	2	1	1	19
Greece		2007	1627	3	3	1	0	0	21
France	(3)	1995	:	12	10	:	:	:	:
France		1999	1110	32	28	19	5	6	42
France		2003	1112	35	28	18	5	:	42
France		2007	1426	28	21	12	4	6	39
Italy		1995	582	16	15	10	4	2	32
Italy		1999	2425	23	19	12	4	3	38
Italy		2003	2571	23	19	12	4	4	40
Italy		2007	4646	21	17	10	3	3	33
Cyprus		1995	340	2	1	1	1	:	8
Cyprus		1999	1198	1	0	0	0	0	7
Cyprus		2003	1153	2	1	1	0	0	10
Cyprus		2007	3260	3	2	1	0	1	10
Latvia		1995	:	3	2	1	0	0	6
Latvia		1999	1296	12	7	3	1	1	16
Latvia		2003	1469	12	7	2	0	3	22
Latvia		2007	1156	13	8	3	1	2	26
Lithuania		1995	1694	1	0	0		0	2
Lithuania		1999	2430	6	4	2	0	0	12
Lithuania		2003	2519	9	6	3	0	1	19
Lithuania		2007	1239	13	8	4	0	2	27
Hungary		1995	1372	4	3	1	0	0	8
Hungary		1999	3115	7	5	2	1	0	16
Hungary		2003	1279	13	9	5	1	2	19
Hungary		2007	1461	11	8	4	1	2	32
Malta		1995	1563	7	5	1	1	1	11
Malta		1999	2200	7	:	:	1	1	11
Malta		2003	1943	8	7	3	1	2	19
Malta		2007	1946	11	9	5	2	3	27
Netherlands		1999	1359	24	19	10	:	7	34
Netherlands		2003	1034	24	18	9	3	8	35
Netherlands		2007	1097	26	22	11	4	6	42
Austria		2003	1062	18	15	7	2	5	33
Austria		2007	1187	15	12	4	1	3	31
Poland		1995	4349	5	4	1	0	0	15
Poland		1999	:	10	8	4	2	1	26
Poland		2003	3025	13	9	5	1	1	35
Poland		2007	1132	11	8	3	1	2	34
Portugal		1995	1181	5	4	2	1	1	23
Portugal		1999	1937	7	6	3	1	2	22
Portugal		2003	1557	12	11	5	2	4	25
Portugal		2007	1670	9	6	4	1	2	26
Romania		1999	1433	1	0	1	1	0	4
Romania		2003	2548	2	1	0	0	0	10
Romania		2007	1280	2	1	0	0	0	10
Slovenia		1995	1763	12	10	5	1	2	25
Slovenia		1999	1393	23	23	11	3	3	45
Slovenia		2003	1379	26	22	14	5	7	53
Slovenia		2007	1503	20	17	10	2	5	43
Slovakia		1995	1114	6	4	1	0	0	21
Slovakia		1999	1293	15	12	5	1	2	35
Slovakia		2003	1220	22	16	9	2	5	43
Slovakia		2007	1250	28	21	10	2	6	49
Finland		1995	1118	5	5	1	0	1	18
Finland		1999	1640	9	7	2	1	1	21
Finland		2003	1804	11	8	2	0	2	20
Finland		2007	2691	7	6	2	0	1	11
Sweden		1995	1725	5	4	1		0	25
Sweden		1999	1730	6	4	1	0	0	27
Sweden		2003	1640	6	4	1	0	1	25
Sweden		2007	1629	6	4	1	0	1	29
United Kingdom		1995	4092	38	32	20	7	13	54
United Kingdom		1999	1361	32	26	15	5	14	51
United Kingdom		2003	985	35	28	16	6	13	54
United Kingdom		2007	1175	28	21	10	3	9	48
Croatia		1995	1297	5	4	1	0	1	17
Croatia		1999	1641	13	10	5	1	1	27
Croatia		2003	1438	20	15	7	3	4	46
Croatia		2007	1454	16	12	5	1	2	46
Turkey (Istanbul)		1995	1134	3	2	1	0	0	9
Turkey	(1)	2003	1904	2	1	1	0	1	5
Norway		1995	1931	5	3	2	0	1	26
Norway		1999	1811	10	8	3	2	1	39
Norway		2003	1888	9	6	2	1	3	27
Norway		2007	1704	5	3	2	0	1	28

Notes:

 : indicates data not available 

 This table present data on 15- to 16-year-old school students obtained from ESPAD surveys. 

 Caution is required comparing figures due to methodological limitations. For methods and definitions see Methods and definitions: youth and the schools population. 

 Perceived availability: Perceived availability of cannabis is the percentage of students answering ‘very easy’ or ‘fairly easy’ (in the 6 point scale) to the question 'How difficult do you think it would be for you to get cannabis, if you wanted?' 

 Use 40+ times during lifetime: in ESPAD surveys. 

 Comparison between boys and girls for use 40+ times is limited, because numbers are often too small to be statistically significant.  

 (1) ESPAD 2007 data for Belgium refer only to Flanders. ESPAD 2007 Germany figures are based in seven regions only (Bavaria, Brandenburg, Berlin, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saarland and Thuringia). ESPAD 2003 Turkey figures are based on one major city in each of 6 different regions (Adana, Ankara, Diyarbakir, Istanbul, Izmir and Samsun). 

 (2) ESPAD 2007 data for Denmark has limited comparability. 

 (3) Data included in 1995 ESPAD report but not strictly comparable (based on an earlier survey). 

Sources:

 ESPAD (The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs) is coordinated by the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) and Council of Europe (Pompidou Group). 

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