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Table 6 Population estimates of children living in households where violence occurs following substance use (Scottish Crime Survey, 2000)

From: New estimates of the number of children living with substance misusing parents: results from UK national household surveys

Children living in a household where there is...

%

CI

Lower

CI

Upper

Estimate

Lower

Estimate

Upper

Estimate

violence in household when adult was drinking

2.5

1.8

3.2

24,302

17,660

30,943

violence in household when adult was using drugs

1.2

0.7

1.7

11,665

7,033

16,297

violence in household witnessed by child when adult was drinking

1.2

0.7

1.7

11,665

7,033

16,297

violence in household witnessed by child when adult was using drugs

0.6

0.3

0.9

5,832

2,547

9,118