TellUs 4

National Results

TellUs 3 vs. 4

• Substance misuse has risen by 0.5% in the last year, up from 9.3 to 9.8 per cent.

• regional variation– the East Midlands up

1.4%– Yorkshire and the

Humber fell1.5%.

Regional ChangesRegion Tellus3 (new weighting) Tellus4 Change (ppts)

East Midlands 9.0% 10.4% 1.4

South East 8.7% 9.8% 1.1

London 5.6% 6.5% 0.9

South West 10.0% 10.9% 0.9

East of England 8.8% 9.5% 0.7

England 9.3% 9.8% 0.5

North East 12.1% 12.5% 0.4

West Midlands 9.5% 9.8% 0.3

North West 11.2% 11.0% -0.2

Yorkshire and the Humber 12.3% 10.8% -1.5

Have you ever had an alcoholic drink – a whole drink not just a sip?

In the last four weeks, how many times have you been drunk?

Which sentence about smoking best describes you?

Have you ever taken drugs?3

In the last 4 weeks how often have you taken cannabis or skunk?

In the last 4 weeks how often have you taken solvents, glue or gas (to inhale or sniff)?

In the last 4 weeks how often have you taken other drugs (like cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, heroin, crack, speed,

magic mushrooms etc)?

Download the data

• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/STR/d000908/index.shtml