National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016: detailed findings

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Release Date: 28 Sep 2017

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This 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report shows that: the decline in daily smoking slowed in 2016 but improvements were seen among people living in the lowest socioeconomic area; certain groups disproportionately experience drug-related risks and recent use of illicit drugs was particularly high for people who identified as homosexual or bisexual; just under 4 in 10 Australians either smoked daily, drank alcohol in ways that put them at risk of harm or used an illicit drug in the previous 12 months.

Note: Revisions for physical abuse estimates were updated April 2020.

ISSN: 2205507X (PDF) 14427230 (Print)
ISBN: 9781760541941
DOI: 10.25816/5ec5bc1bed176
Cat. no: PHE 214
Pages: 168

Findings from this report:

1 in 5 meth/amphetamine users used the drug weekly or more often in 2016
10% of drinkers drove a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in 2016 but this declined from 12% in 2013
4 in 10 people either smoked daily, drank alcohol in risky quantities or used an illicit drug in the past 12 months
Among current smokers, 3 in 10 tried to quit but did not succeed and about 1 in 3 do not intend to quit

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Amendments

30 Apr 2020 - Estimates of physical abuse by someone under the influence of illicit drugs have been revised following a review of the methodology for their calculation in 2019.

The following PDF pages were updated:

Updates were made to 1 estimate on page 8 under the section ‘Alcohol use’.
Updates were made to 2 estimates on page 9 under the section ‘Illicit use of drugs’.
Updates were made to infographic on page 34 under 'Alcohol related harm' section to physically abused figure - from 2.6 times to 3.4 times as likely to be physically abused.
Correction made to page 46 under the section ‘Health and harm' to table reference.
Updates were made to 6 estimates on page 49 under the section ‘Victims of harm'.
Updates were made to 2 estimates on page 50 in Figure 4.11 and text below.
Updates were made to 2 estimates on page 52 under the section ‘Illicit drug-related harm'.
Updates were made to 7 estimates on page 75 under the section 'Victims of drug-related harms' to Figure 5.13 and text above.

The following data tables were updated:

Data tables: Chapter 4 Alcohol.
Data tables: Chapter 4 Alcohol reliability tables (RSEs and MOEs).
Data tables: Chapter 5 Illicit use of drugs.
Data tables: Chapter 5 Illicit use of drugs reliability tables (RSEs and MOEs).

Revisions for physical abuse estimates (PDF 66KB)

15 Jul 2019 - PDF, data tables and RSEs and MOEs were updated:

Updates were made to 1 estimate on page 49 under the section ‘Effects of alcohol’.
Updates were made to 4 estimates on page 76 ‘Missed work due to illicit drug use’.
Table 3.25 was corrected. There were minor errors in the 2004 and 2007 estimates.
Table 4.41 was revised to exclude people who do not currently work or study.
Table 5.70 was revised to exclude people who do not currently work or study.

15 Feb 2019 - Data tables updated. Alcohol and Alcohol RSEs and MOEs.

2 Jul 2018 - Data tables updated. Table 5.4 – 2007 misuse of pharmaceutical estimate updated. Table 6.2 – 6 estimates updated.

4 Nov 2017 - Chapter 5 & Chapter 2 spreadsheets replaced. PDF corrections - page 58 – average age people first used drugs, page, 147 appendix, page 33 alcohol infographic and fact sheet.

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National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016