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Table PPP-6. Purity of heroin at retail level, 2008 [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Minimum, maximum, mean, median and modal purity recorded (percentage)

CountryHeroin (undistinguished)Brown heroinWhite heroin
Sample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianMode
Belgium 1320.366.524.4::::::::::::::
Bulgaria ::::::11016031:15::::::
Czech Republic ::::::474.4576.222.6:15::::::
Denmark::::::400.2471816:1228664952:
Germany43640.0473.8:18.2:::::::::::::
Estonia 83.541.816.5:13.9::::::::::::
Ireland::::::::::::::::::
Greece ::::::::::::::::::
Spain :::::::::::::::32.5::
France 29406911.8:328406910.8:39216141.4::
Italy4417121:14::::::::::::
Cyprus::::::::::::::::::
Latvia 32226529:30::::::::::::
Lithuania 3850.0669.932::::::::::::::
Luxembourg ::::::1580.9556.714.5:14.8::::::
Hungary 52105026:30::::::::::::
Malta ::::::::::::::::::
Netherlands 2417040.1::::::::::::::
Austria::::::1210.147111.38.6:::::::
Poland::::::::::::::::::
Portugal ::::::1481.37731.9:12.2::::::
Romania:::::::216543::::::::
Slovenia ::::::6900.557.724:24.6::::::
Slovakia(1)11850.350.215.413:::::::::::::
Finland9116936.1::::::::::::::
Sweden::::::::::::::::::
United Kingdom-A(2)624118542.7:62::::::::::::
United Kingdom-B(3)4892.58037.5:46::::::::::::
Croatia::::::6300.66323:27::::::
Turkey19471.186.660.8:6317681157:10::::::
Norway ::::::37015031::6256042::

Notes:

 Min.= minimum purity recorded; Max. = maximum purity recorded; Mean = mean purity recorded; Median= middle purity value in the ranked data set; Mode = most frequent (typical) purity recorded. 

 The minimum ‘zero’ values represent a value greater than zero but lower than the minimum sensitivity threshold that allows a robust estimate. 

 (1) Data reported as means is actually a weighted mean. 

 (2) Data refer to England and Wales only. 

 (3) Data refer to Scotland only.               

Sources:

 Reitox national focal points. See also Table PPP-6 part (ii)

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