Total Respondents: 43093 Total Current Drug Users: 2461
counts for S1Q10B(for drug users) - TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME IN LAST 12 MONTHS: CATEGORY
- $0 (No personal income) 116
- $1 to $4,999: 340
- $5,000 to $7,999 245
- $8,000 to $9,999 139
- $10,000 to $12,999 207
- $13,000 to $14,999 103
- $15,000 to $19,999 250
- $20,000 to $24,999 203
- $25,000 to $29,999 185
- $30,000 to $34,999 148
- $35,000 to $39,999 117
- $40,000 to $49,999 139
- $50,000 to $59,999 90
- $60,000 to $69,999 55
- $70,000 to $79,999 33
- $80,000 to $89,999 24
- $90,000 to $99,999 11
- $100,000 or more 56
frequencies for S1Q10B(for drug users) - TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME IN LAST 12 MONTHS: CATEGORY
- 0.047135
- 0.138155
- 0.099553
- 0.056481
- 0.084112
- 0.041853
- 0.101585
- 0.082487
- 0.075173
- 0.060138
- 0.047542
- 0.056481
- 0.036570
- 0.022349
- 0.013409
- 0.009752
- 0.004470
- 0.022755
percentages for S1Q10B(for drug users) - TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME IN LAST 12 MONTHS: CATEGORY
0. 4.713531
- 13.815522
- 9.955303
- 5.648111
- 8.411215
- 4.185291
- 10.158472
- 8.248679
- 7.517269
- 6.013816
- 4.754165
- 5.648111
- 3.657050
- 2.234864
- 1.340918
- 0.975213
- 0.446973
- 2.275498
counts for DGSTATUS - Drug Use Status, Current User=1, Ex-User=2 3=Lifetime nondrug user
- 2461
- 6679
- 33953
frequencies for DGSTATUS - Drug Use Status, Current User=1, Ex-User=2 3=Lifetime nondrug user
- 0.057109
- 0.154990
- 0.787901
counts for S3BD5Q2B - Use of Cannabis 1=In the last 12 months, 2=Prior to last 12 months, 3=Both time Periods
- 98
- 427
- 1505
frequencies for S3BD5Q2B - Use of Cannabis 1=In the last 12 months, 2=Prior to last 12 months, 3=Both time Periods
- 0.039821
- 0.173507
- 0.611540
Based on these findings, I find that 42.54% of people who reported themselves as current drug users at the time the survey was taken had personal incomes of $12,999 or less, with the most popular drug used being cannabis, with 61.15% of drug user respondents having used it both prior to and within the last twelve months before their responses had been recorded.
In my analysis of drug use patterns of current drug users at the time this data was compiled, I had omitted "unknown" responses, as those responses were inconducive to my analysis.
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