Table 3 Percentage of children living in households with substance using parents from the BCS, SCS and NPMS
Survey | BCS | SCS | NPMS |
|---|---|---|---|
Year | 2004/5 | 2000 | 2000 |
Sample (adults) | 56041 | 2998 | 8580 |
% with at least 1 child <16 in the household | 41.1% | 38.1% | 31.0% |
No. of children living in the household | 1975 | 2006 | 4783 |
Mean age of children <16 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
% children living with: | Â | Â | Â |
an adult drug user (past year) | 8.4% | 4.9% | 8.0% |
an adult drug user (past month) | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.9% |
an adult using class A drug (past year) | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
an adult using class B drug (past year) | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
an adult using class C drug (past year) | 7.4% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
an adult using class A drug (past month) | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
an adult using class B drug (past month) | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
an adult using class C drug(past month) | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3.8% |
a daily drug user | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
only a drug using parent (past year) | 5.7% | - | 2.3% |
only a drug using parent (past month) | 3.3% | - | 1.3% |
an adult who has injected a drug | - | 0.3% | 0.6% |
an adult who has overdosed from drugs | - | - | 0.9% |
an adult who is drug dependent | - | - | 2.8% |
an adult in drug treatment | - | - | 0.6% |
an adult who is a hazardous drinker (>8 on AUDIT) | - | - | 22.1% |
an adult who is a harmful drinker (>16 on AUDIT) | - | - | 2.5% |
an adult who is a dependent drinker (SADQ) | - | - | 5.9% |
only a hazardous or worse drinker | - | - | 3.7% |