Do men or women in Australia use cocaine more often?
Among Australians who used cocaine the past 12 months, the majority of both women and men used once or twice per year.
6%* of Australian men and 3%* of Australian women who used cocaine in the past 12 months used once per week or more.
12% of Australian men and 13% of Australian women who used cocaine in the
past 12 months used about once per month.
29% of Australian men and 22% of Australian women who used cocaine in the past 12 months used every few months.
54% of Australian men and 62% of Australian women who used cocaine in the past 12 months used once or twice per year.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA secondary analysis, 2021).
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
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.