Notes

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.