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Table PPP-6. Purity of heroin at retail level, 2009 [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 1230.568.524.417.64.2::::::::::::
Bulgaria ::::::1701.26731.4:29::::::
Czech Republic ::::::571.139.516.616.212.71:66.8:::
Denmark::::::374611814:1723764841:
Germany4304:::21.7:::::::::::::
Estonia 127.159292530::::::::::::
Ireland::::::::::::::::::
Greece ::::::::::::::::::
Spain :::::::::31.5::::::::
France ::::::42507613.573204.473.224.719.26.1
Italy380.668211422::::::::::::
Cyprus::::::::::::::::::
Latvia 31225928:25::::::::::::
Lithuania 5720.0164.934::::::::::::::
Luxembourg :::::::0.373.916.8::::::::
Hungary 451045302927::::::::::::
Malta ::::::10023.647.735.6:41.7::::::
Netherlands 4017750.3::::::::::::::
Austria::::::1750.1652.812.97.8:::::::
Poland::::::::::::::::::
Portugal ::::::2540.0183.232.432.525.8::::::
Romania(1):::::::23.947.335.9::::::::
Slovenia ::::::10640.250.624.7:22::::::
Slovakia(1)7633.436.614.314:::::::::::::
Finland169.95429.9::::::::::::::
Sweden::::::::::::::::::
United Kingdom(2)59170.48444.44539::::::::::::
Croatia::::::4560.46221.5:23::::::
Turkey::::::27140.58037234::::::
Norway :::::::15525::6424644::

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. 

Sources:

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

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