Are male or female Australian school students aged 12-17 years more likely to have used cocaine?
The proportions of Australian boys and girls who have used cocaine in the past month, past year, and in their lifetime are presented in the graph below.
Among Australian school boys aged 12-17 years, 3% have used cocaine in their lifetime, 2% in the past year and 2% in the past month.
Among Australian school girls aged 12-17 years, 2% have used cocaine in their lifetime,1% in the past year and <1% in the past month.
Source: Cancer Council Victoria. (2018). ASSAD 2017 Statistics & Trends: Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol, over-the-counter drugs, and illicit substances.
Please note: No statistical significance testing has been conducted on these data. As a result, no inferences can be made about whether the reported proportions are significantly different from one another.