A survey of 50 people on substance abuse found:
1) Most participants (74%) were ages 22 and older.
2) The most commonly known drug was marijuana (20-22% across age groups).
3) While most participants felt substance abuse was a problem (44-28%), only half had ever consumed drugs, with marijuana and alcohol being most common.
3. Survey Results Interpretation-
Participation distribution by Age/ Sex
Distribution by Age/sex (%)
60
48
50
40
% 16-18 years
30 26 % 19-21years
% 22 years -older
20
8 8 8
10
2
0
Male Female
% participants
4. Question No. 3
Do you know about substance
abuse?
40 38
35
30
25
22
% 16-18 year
%
20 %19-21 years
% 22 year& older
15
10
10 8 8
6
5 4
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
YES NO NOT So YES NO NOT So
much much
Female Male
Answers
5. Question No. 4
Do you know the effects and
consequences about using drugs?
45 42
40
35
30 26
% 16-18 years
25
% 19-21 years
20
% 22 years and older
15
10 8 8
4 4 4
5 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
YES NO NOT So YES NO NOT So
much much
Female Male
6. Question No. 5
What's the most used drug that you
know of?
Drug % 16-18 years %19-21 years % 22 years &older
marihuana 20 0 4
cocaine 2 0 0
alcohol 16 10 0
ecstasy 2 0 0
prescript drugs 0 0 2
All 4 0 0
marihuana &
Female alcohol 4 0 0
marihuana 10 4 2
cocaine 0 2 0
alcohol 14 2 2
ecstasy 0 0 0
prescript drugs 4 0 0
All 0 0 0
marihuana &
Male alcohol 0 0 0
7. Question No. 6
Have you ever consumed any of
the above mentioned substance ?
20 18
18 16
16
14 12 12
12 % 16-18 years
10
10 %19-21 years
8 % 22 years & older
6 4 4 4 4 4
4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
some of none one of them all of them some of none one of them all of them
them them
Female Male
8. Question No. 7
If you have ever used them, how
often do or did you use them?
25
20
15 % 16-18 years
% 19-21 years
10 % 22 years & older
5
0
Often
Often
None
None
Not so
Not so
often
often
just once
just once
Most of the
Most of the
Sometimes
Sometimes
time
time
Female Male
9. Question No. 8
Do you think substance/ drug abuse is
a problem to our teenage generation?
50
44
45
40
35
30 28 % 16-18 years
25 % 19-21 years
20 % 22 years & older
15
10 8
6
4 4
5 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
YES NO NOT So much YES NO NOT So much
Female Male
10. Question No. 9
Would you explain to teenagers that
drugs are a problem?
50
44
45
40
35
30 28 % 16-18 years
25 % 19-21 years
20 % 22 years & older
15
10 8
6
4 4
5 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
YES NO NOT So much YES NO NOT So much
Female Male
11. Question No. 10
If you are a user, would you consider that
you have an addiction?
25
22
20
20
15 14 % 16-18 years
%19-21 years
10 % 22 years & older
6 6
5 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
Yes No Not so I'm not a Yes No Not so I'm not a
much drug user much drug user
Female Male