The bar chart illustrates information on the quantity of drugs school children in New Zealand take, divided by gender and measured in percentage.
Overall, it is immediately apparent that hashish and marijuana is used more than any of the other drugs, whereas LSD is used the least.
At frist glance we can see that boys take more drugs than girls for 6 out of 7of the drugs listed, however an equal number of boys and girls take cocaine. To begin with, boys use more hashish or marijuana than girls at around 33% and 29% respectively. Following this boys take heroin, opium or morphine at approximately 8% but girls at only 5%.
On the other hand, the percentage for amphetamines and solvents are similar for both boys and girls at 2% and 3% for girls and 4% for both drugs for boys. Next, the pattern for LSD and medical drugs is exactly the same for both the gender at 1%for girls and 3%for boys. Finally boys and girls take cocaine at the same level.
The bar chart illustrates information on the quantity of
drugs
school children in New Zealand take, divided by gender and measured in percentage.
Overall
, it is immediately apparent that hashish and marijuana is
used
more than any of the other
drugs
, whereas LSD is
used
the least.
At
frist
glance we can
see
that
boys
take more
drugs
than
girls
for 6 out of 7of the
drugs
listed,
however
an equal number of
boys
and
girls
take cocaine. To
begin
with,
boys
use
more hashish or marijuana than
girls
at around 33% and 29%
respectively
. Following
this
boys
take heroin, opium or morphine at approximately 8%
but
girls
at
only
5%.
On the other hand
, the percentage for amphetamines and solvents are similar for both
boys
and
girls
at 2% and 3% for
girls
and 4% for both
drugs
for
boys
.
Next
, the pattern for LSD and medical
drugs
is exactly the same for both the gender at 1%for
girls
and 3%for
boys
.
Finally
boys
and
girls
take cocaine at the same level.