Do men and women in Australia use different forms of cocaine?
Among Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months, the majority of both men and women reported that they mainly used cocaine powder.
100% of Australian men who used cocaine in the past 12 months used cocaine powder as their main form and 0.4%** used another form of cocaine.
99% of Australian women who used cocaine in the past 12 months used cocaine powder as their main form and 1%** used another form of cocaine.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA secondary analysis, 2021).
** Estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use.
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.
Percentages may not tally to 100% due to rounding.
Types of cocaine included in the ‘other’ category include crack cocaine (smokeable crystal) and other forms.