Table EYE-9. HBSC school surveys (2009/10): percentage lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among students aged 15–16 years old HBSC school surveys (2009/10) [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) All students

Country		Total sample size	Discontinued user	Experimenter	Regular user	Heavy user	Never user
Belgium (Flemish)		1226	4.5	6.9	5.5	1.3	81.8
Belgium (French)		1341	5	5.6	4.9	3.1	81.4
Czech Republic		1522	9.6	11.2	6.2	2.2	70.8
Denmark		1226	4.1	5.5	3.1	1	86.3
Germany		1640	3.1	4.6	2.1	0.8	89.5
Estonia		1398	7.3	8.4	3.9	0.9	79.5
Ireland		1695	2	5.1	3.9	2	86.9
Greece		1648	1.3	2.4	1.6	1	93.7
Spain		2003	4	10.4	7.9	3.5	74.4
France		1906	4.6	9.3	7.6	2.7	75.8
Italy		1546	2.9	6	6.6	1.9	82.7
Latvia		1375	7	10.9	3.7	1.1	77.2
Lithuania		1792	7.6	9	3.4	0.7	79.3
Luxembourg		1382	4.1	5.4	4.9	2.9	82.6
Hungary		1733	4.8	5.6	2.5	0.8	86.3
Netherlands		1457	3.8	6.9	6.2	1.6	81.5
Austria		1820	3.3	4	3.1	1.8	87.9
Poland		1410	4.2	7	4.7	1	83
Portugal		1553	2.4	3.8	2.6	1.1	90
Romania		2002	2.6	3.7	1.3	0.3	92.2
Slovenia		1815	5.7	8.1	4.5	2.9	78.7
Slovakia		1914	4.4	6.9	3.6	0.8	84.3
Finland		2110	1.2	5.3	1.4	0.6	91.5
England		1118	4.7	7.2	5.1	1.9	81
Scotland		2567	3.5	6.6	4.7	2.2	83
Wales		1637	2.4	6.9	5.2	3	82.6
Croatia		2424	3.3	5.6	2.7	1.2	87.2

Notes:

 This table aims to present data on school students obtained from national surveys. International comparability is based on standardisation by target age group (mean age 15.5), cluster sampling methods with the goal of more than 1500 participating students from the target group. Questions about cannabis use are based on the ESPAD survey questionnaire, data collection in the schools, and assurance of anonymity. Caution is recommended regarding some data in specific countries.  

 Caution is required comparing figures due to methodological limitations. For methods and definitions see <a href="https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/stats11/eye/methods">Methods and definitions: youth and the schools population</a>. 

 Discontinued user: those who have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime but not within the past 30 days or within the past 12 months. 

 Experimenter: those who have used cannabis 1–2 times within the past 12 months.     

 Regular user: those who have used cannabis 3–39 times within the past 12 months.     

 Heavy user: those who have used cannabis 40 times or more within the past 12 months.     

Sources:

 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), International Coordinating Centre, Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU) School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, ST ANDREWS, Fife KY16 9TF <a href="http://www.hbsc.org">HBSC</a> 

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