DRUG Statistics SERIES
Number 21
2007 National Drug Strategy
 Household Survey
State and territory supplement

August 2008

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Introduction
About this report
This report presents summary statistics for states and territories from the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. It supplements the national findings published in the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: First results report published in April 2008. No commentary on the results is offered in this supplement.
Some of the results contained in this report have a relative standard error of 50% or greater and have been flagged with an asterisk. They most often arise at low prevalences and from small respondent population. Readers should exercise caution when interpreting such results, especially when making statistical comparisons or statements of trend. Nevertheless, these estimates are valid estimates of the relevant population characteristic and may be quoted as such.
Further, tests of the significance of differences between jurisdictions have not been performed. Readers should not conclude significant differences, even in cases where there are apparently large substantive differences.
Although the survey included respondents aged 12 years or older, only results for those aged 14 years or older are presented in this report, consistent with previous supplements.
About the survey
The survey of around 23,000 Australians living in residential households was the ninth in a series commencing in 1985. The survey covered drug-related attitudes, beliefs and behaviours, as well as support for various drug-related policy options. These topics related to the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs (including non-medical use of pharmaceuticals).
A full description of the survey, explanatory notes, definitions and a copy of the survey questionnaire can be found in the First results publication. A summary of the sample characteristics is at Appendix 1. A Detailed findings report is scheduled for release in late 2008. A public-use data set is also available from the Australian Social Science Data Archives at the Australian National University.
Symbols in tables
—	Zero
*	Relative standard error greater than 50%
< 0.1	Non-zero result less than 0.1%
List of tables
Table S1: 	Tobacco smoking status: proportion of the population aged 14 years or 
older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	3
Table S2: 	Daily smoking: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, by 
age and sex, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	4
Table S3: 	Alcohol drinking status: proportion of the population aged 14 years or 
older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	5
Table S4:	Risk of alcohol-related harm in the long term: proportion of the 
population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	6
Table S5: 	Risk of alcohol-related harm in the short term: proportion of the 
population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	7
Table S6: 	Recent illicit drug use summary: proportion of the population aged 
14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	8
Table S7: 	Recent use of cannabis and any illicit drug excluding cannabis: 
proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, by age and sex, 
states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	9
Table S8: 	Support for tobacco measures: proportion of the population aged 
14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	10
Table S9: 	Support for alcohol measures: proportion of the population aged 
14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	11
Table S10: 	Support for cannabis measures: proportion of the population aged 
14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	12
Table S11: 	Support for heroin measures: proportion of the population aged 
14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)	12
Table SA1: 	Sample characteristics, states and territories, 2007	13
Table SA2: 	Population estimates, states and territories, as at 30 June 2007	14

Use of tobacco
Table S1: Tobacco smoking status: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Smoking status	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
Daily		18.3	17.9	18.9	15.1	16.8	23.8	14.8	27.9	18.0	
Weekly		1.5	1.6	1.4	0.9	1.6	*0.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	
Less than weekly	1.5	2.2	1.3	1.4	1.8	2.7	2.0	1.7	1.7	
Ex-smoker(a)	27.1	26.6	28.7	32.1	28.5	29.5	23.9	25.1	27.9	
Never smoked(b)	51.7	51.6	49.7	50.5	51.3	43.4	57.8	43.9	50.9	
		Females	
Daily		14.5	15.2	15.4	14.5	16.2	21.6	14.6	22.5	15.2	
Weekly		1.0	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.3	*0.7	*0.3	*0.8	1.2	
Less than weekly	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.7	*0.5	1.3	*0.8	1.3	
Ex-smoker(a)	22.3	22.2	22.7	24.5	19.9	23.7	25.7	19.6	22.4	
Never smoked(b)	60.9	60.1	59.3	58.1	60.9	53.6	58.1	56.3	59.8	
		Persons	
Daily		16.4	16.5	17.2	14.8	16.5	22.7	14.7	25.3	16.6	
Weekly		1.2	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.5	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.3	
Less than weekly	1.4	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	
Ex-smoker(a)	24.7	24.4	25.7	28.3	24.1	26.5	24.8	22.4	25.1	
Never smoked(b)	56.3	55.9	54.5	54.3	56.2	48.6	57.9	49.8	55.4	
(a)	Smoked at least 100 cigarettes (or equivalent amount of tobacco) in lifetime, but no longer smokes.
(b)	Never smoked more than 100 cigarettes (or equivalent amount of tobacco) in lifetime.
*	Relative standard error greater than 50%

Table S2: Daily smoking: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, by age and sex, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Age group	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
14–19		6.6	5.4	5.7	*5.2	*5.5	*3.0	*9.2	21.0	6.0	
20–29		22.6	24.5	28.3	19.2	16.5	31.1	21.4	36.1	23.7	
30–39		24.6	21.5	23.0	19.6	18.0	37.0	20.9	24.8	22.7	
40–49		21.3	22.7	22.5	19.2	21.4	32.8	10.8	26.4	21.8	
50–59		21.0	19.6	20.0	13.2	25.6	24.7	11.1	32.4	20.1	
60+		10.9	10.4	10.3	10.3	11.5	13.0	11.2	22.9	10.8	
Aged 14+	 	18.3	17.9	18.9	15.1	16.8	23.8	14.8	27.9	18.0	
		Females	
14–19		7.1	8.5	13.1	6.1	*5.1	13.5	*11.2	*5.6	8.7	
20–29		16.5	21.1	17.5	20.6	20.1	29.6	25.1	22.0	19.0	
30–39		18.9	18.0	16.9	18.9	23.5	32.4	13.6	29.1	18.9	
40–49		19.3	20.8	21.6	14.4	26.7	34.8	16.1	27.4	20.6	
50–59		15.7	13.7	14.1	18.1	12.5	16.6	16.7	22.5	15.0	
60+		8.9	8.4	9.8	7.6	9.2	8.8	*3.7	19.1	8.8	
Aged 14+	 	14.5	15.2	15.4	14.5	16.2	21.6	14.6	22.5	15.2	
		Persons	
14–19		6.9	6.9	9.3	5.7	5.3	8.4	10.2	13.6	7.3	
20–29		19.6	22.8	23.0	19.9	18.2	30.4	23.2	29.2	21.4	
30–39		21.8	19.7	19.9	19.3	20.7	34.6	17.2	26.9	20.8	
40–49		20.3	21.7	22.1	16.8	24.1	33.8	13.5	26.9	21.2	
50–59		18.3	16.6	17.1	15.6	18.9	20.6	14.0	27.8	17.5	
60+		9.8	9.3	10.0	8.9	10.3	10.8	7.2	21.2	9.7	
Aged 14+	 	16.4	16.5	17.2	14.8	16.5	22.7	14.7	25.3	16.6	
*	Relative standard error greater than 50%

Use of alcohol
Table S3: Alcohol drinking status: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Drinking status	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
Daily		10.7	10.2	10.9	12.8	11.0	9.0	7.8	14.8	10.8	
Weekly		45.0	45.9	47.4	51.8	47.6	49.6	52.8	49.8	46.8	
Less than weekly	28.0	29.6	28.6	24.9	28.9	30.3	28.1	23.7	28.3	
Ex-drinker(a)	5.9	5.6	6.5	4.5	6.4	4.5	6.3	6.7	5.8	
Never a full serve of alcohol	10.3	8.7	6.5	5.9	6.2	6.7	5.1	5.0	8.2	
		Females	
Daily		5.9	4.6	5.7	6.9	5.0	4.8	5.6	6.2	5.5	
Weekly		34.2	34.4	37.1	42.1	36.2	31.9	43.5	37.9	35.9	
Less than weekly	36.0	41.0	39.9	34.1	40.1	45.9	38.7	38.4	38.5	
Ex-drinker(a)	8.9	8.0	7.4	7.2	8.5	7.7	3.2	9.5	8.1	
Never a full serve of alcohol	14.9	12.1	9.8	9.6	10.3	9.6	9.0	7.9	12.1	
		Persons	
Daily		8.3	7.3	8.3	9.8	7.9	6.8	6.6	10.7	8.1	
Weekly		39.5	40.0	42.2	46.9	41.8	40.5	48.0	44.1	41.3	
Less than weekly	32.1	35.4	34.3	29.5	34.6	38.3	33.5	30.7	33.5	
Ex-drinker(a)	7.5	6.8	7.0	5.9	7.5	6.2	4.7	8.0	7.0	
Never a full serve of alcohol	12.7	10.4	8.2	7.8	8.2	8.2	7.1	6.4	10.1	
(a) 	Consumed at least a full serve of alcohol, but not in the past 12 months.

Table S4: Risk of alcohol-related harm in the long term: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Risk status	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
Abstainers(a)	16.2	14.3	13.0	10.5	12.5	11.1	11.3	11.7	14.0	
Low risk		73.8	76.7	75.5	78.8	77.9	76.1	80.1	71.0	75.8	
Risky or high risk(b)										
Risky		6.4	5.4	6.7	7.0	5.5	7.2	5.2	9.3	6.2	
High risk		3.5	3.7	4.8	3.7	4.0	5.6	3.3	8.0	3.9	
Total risky or high risk	10.0	9.1	11.5	10.7	9.5	12.7	8.6	17.3	10.2	
		Females	
Abstainers(a)	23.9	20.1	17.2	16.9	18.8	17.4	12.2	17.4	20.1	
Low risk		66.1	70.8	70.7	70.8	72.3	71.4	76.6	67.0	69.4	
Risky or high risk(b)										
Risky		7.5	6.6	8.9	9.0	6.6	6.5	7.9	10.8	7.6	
High risk		2.6	2.5	3.2	3.3	2.3	4.7	3.2	4.8	2.8	
Total risky or high risk	10.1	9.1	12.1	12.3	8.9	11.2	11.1	15.6	10.5	
		Persons	
Abstainers(a)	20.1	17.2	15.1	13.7	15.7	14.4	11.8	14.4	17.1	
Low risk		69.9	73.7	73.1	74.8	75.1	73.7	78.3	69.1	72.6	
Risky or high risk(b)										
Risky		6.9	6.0	7.8	8.0	6.0	6.8	6.6	10.0	6.9	
High risk		3.1	3.1	4.0	3.5	3.2	5.1	3.3	6.5	3.4	
Total risky or high risk	10.0	9.1	11.8	11.5	9.2	12.0	9.9	16.5	10.3	
(a)	Not consumed alcohol in the past 12 months.
(b)	For males, consumption of 29 or more standard drinks per week; for females, consumption of 15 or more standard drinks per week. 
A standard drink is 10 grams (or 12.5 millilitres) of pure alcohol.

Table S5: Risk of alcohol-related harm in the short term: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Risk status	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
Abstainers(a)	16.2	14.3	13.0	10.5	12.5	11.1	11.3	11.7	14.0	
Low risk		48.5	46.6	46.0	48.2	48.2	40.5	50.6	35.9	47.2	
Risky or high risk(b)										
At least yearly	13.5	16.2	15.2	16.1	14.6	20.9	13.9	19.6	15.1	
At least monthly	12.8	13.4	15.7	16.3	16.3	15.7	15.0	18.6	14.3	
At least weekly	8.9	9.5	10.0	8.9	8.4	11.8	9.1	14.2	9.3	
Total risky or high risk	35.2	39.1	40.9	41.3	39.2	48.4	38.0	52.4	38.7	
		Females	
Abstainers(a)	23.9	20.1	17.2	16.9	18.8	17.4	12.2	17.4	20.1	
Low risk		47.6	50.9	49.3	50.1	49.5	51.4	53.5	45.0	49.3	
Risky or high risk(b)										
At least yearly	12.8	13.0	15.2	12.6	13.1	12.3	16.1	14.0	13.4	
At least monthly	9.8	10.2	11.8	13.1	13.0	11.1	11.7	13.8	10.9	
At least weekly	5.9	5.8	6.5	7.3	5.7	7.8	6.5	9.8	6.2	
Total risky or high risk	28.5	29.0	33.5	33.0	31.7	31.2	34.3	37.6	30.5	
		Persons	
Abstainers(a)	20.1	17.2	15.1	13.7	15.7	14.4	11.8	14.4	17.1	
Low risk		48.1	48.8	47.7	49.2	48.9	46.1	52.1	40.2	48.3	
Risky or high risk(b)										
At least yearly	13.1	14.5	15.2	14.4	13.8	16.5	15.0	16.9	14.2	
At least monthly	11.3	11.8	13.7	14.7	14.6	13.3	13.3	16.3	12.6	
At least weekly	7.4	7.6	8.3	8.1	7.0	9.7	7.8	12.1	7.8	
Total risky or high risk	31.8	33.9	37.2	37.1	35.4	39.6	36.1	45.3	34.6	
(a)	Not consumed alcohol in the past 12 months.
(b)	For males, consumption of 7 or more standard drinks on one occasion; for females, consumption of 5 or more standard drinks on one occasion. A standard drink is 10 grams (or 12.5 millilitres) of pure alcohol.

Use of illicit drugs
Table S6: Recent(a) illicit drug use summary: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Substance/behaviour	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
Marijuana/cannabis	8.0	8.8	9.5	10.8	10.2	10.8	9.1	13.8	9.1	
Pain-killers/analgesics(b)	2.2	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.0	3.3	2.5	
Tranquillisers/sleeping pills(b)	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.0	0.9	2.1	1.4	
Steroids(b)		0.1	*0.1	0.2	*0.1	*<0.1	—	*0.1	—	0.1	
Barbiturates(b)	0.1	*0.1	0.2	*0.1	—	*0.3	*0.2	*0.1	0.1	
Inhalants		0.4	0.5	0.5	0.3	*0.1	0.6	0.6	*0.1	0.4	
Heroin		0.2	0.3	0.2	*0.2	*0.1	*0.3	—	*0.3	0.2	
Methadone or Buprenorphine(c)	*< 0.1	*< 0.1	*0.1	*0.1	—	*0.2	*0.1	*0.2	0.1	
Other opiates/opioids(b)	0.2	*0.1	0.3	0.3	*0.1	*0.4	*0.1	*0.3	0.2	
Meth/amphetamine(b)	1.8	2.3	2.0	4.2	2.6	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.3	
Cocaine		2.0	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.3	0.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	
Hallucinogens	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.6	
Ecstasy		3.4	3.6	3.7	4.1	2.9	2.4	4.7	4.2	3.5	
Ketamine		0.3	*0.1	*0.1	*0.1	*0.3	*0.3	*0.2	—	0.2	
GHB		0.2	*0.1	*< 0.1	*0.1	*0.1	—	*< 0.1	*0.1	0.1	
Injected drugs	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	
Any illicit	 	12.1	12.8	13.7	16.2	14.7	14.8	13.8	20.4	13.4	
(a)	Used in the past 12 months.
(b)	For non-medical purposes.
(c)	Non-maintenance.
*	Relative standard error greater than 50%

Table S7: Recent(a) use of cannabis and any illicit drug excluding cannabis(b): proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, by age and sex, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Drug group and age	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		Males	
Cannabis											
14–24		15.8	20.2	20.2	25.0	16.0	22.4	18.6	28.9	19.0	
25–39		17.8	19.3	17.1	20.9	23.5	26.6	18.7	23.5	19.0	
40+		5.8	4.4	5.5	5.3	7.9	7.3	3.5	9.9	5.5	
All ages		10.7	11.3	11.5	13.3	13.1	14.5	11.0	18.1	11.6	
Any illicit excluding cannabis										
14–24		3.3	*1.6	4.6	*2.2	*1.3	*2.5	9.0	11.9	3.1	
25–39		5.5	4.6	5.5	5.9	5.9	*2.0	*3.9	4.7	5.2	
40+		3.3	3.3	2.8	4.2	3.6	3.1	*1.6	5.4	3.3	
All ages	 	3.8	3.3	3.9	4.3	3.7	2.7	3.8	6.4	3.8	
		Females	
Cannabis											
14–24		10.2	15.4	18.5	19.3	19.2	14.4	16.7	9.9	15.0	
25–39		8.6	10.7	10.7	11.4	9.8	15.5	11.1	10.7	10.1	
40+		2.4	1.6	2.3	3.3	3.0	2.1	2.1	7.8	2.3	
All ages		5.3	6.4	7.5	8.4	7.4	7.3	7.4	9.2	6.6	
Any illicit excluding cannabis										
14–24		4.9	4.3	4.5	8.8	8.2	*5.9	*6.1	8.7	5.4	
25–39		4.7	4.9	4.8	7.8	6.0	*2.4	4.1	7.5	5.1	
40+		3.1	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.1	5.0	4.7	3.0	3.4	
All ages	 	3.8	3.9	4.0	5.7	4.6	4.6	4.8	5.8	4.2	
		Persons	
Cannabis											
14–24		13.1	17.9	19.4	22.1	17.5	18.3	17.6	19.7	17.0	
25–39		13.0	14.9	13.9	16.3	16.6	21.0	15.0	17.1	14.5	
40+		4.0	2.9	3.9	4.3	5.4	4.6	2.8	8.9	3.9	
All ages		8.0	8.8	9.5	10.8	10.2	10.8	9.1	13.8	9.1	
Any illicit excluding cannabis										
14–24		4.1	2.9	4.6	5.5	4.6	4.2	7.5	10.3	4.2	
25–39		5.1	4.7	5.1	6.8	5.9	2.2	4.0	6.1	5.2	
40+		3.2	3.3	3.2	4.0	3.3	4.1	3.3	4.3	3.3	
All ages	 	3.8	3.6	3.9	5.0	4.2	3.7	4.3	6.1	4.0	
(a)	Used in the past 12 months.
(b)	Excludes those that have used cannabis in the past 12 months, whether or not they had also used other drugs.
*	Relative standard error greater than 50%

Community attitudes
Tobacco
Table S8: Support(a) for tobacco measures: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Measure	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
Banning smoking in the
  workplace		81.8	82.7	80.6	83.6	84.0	79.4	84.4	69.6	82.0	
Banning smoking in
  pubs/clubs		76.4	78.2	75.9	80.0	75.0	78.1	79.7	62.2	77.0	
Increasing tax on tobacco
  products to pay for health
  education		67.1	67.6	66.4	70.5	64.5	61.8	70.1	60.8	67.1	
Increasing tax on tobacco
  products to contribute to
  treatment costs		68.9	68.9	67.4	72.5	64.9	64.2	72.3	62.9	68.6	
Increasing tax on tobacco
  products to discourage
  smoking		66.0	65.4	64.4	70.9	64.1	60.2	67.5	58.2	65.7	
Making it harder to buy
  tobacco in shops		65.7	66.4	65.6	70.8	67.2	64.9	65.6	57.8	66.4	
Stricter enforcement of law
  against supplying to minors		89.7	89.9	90.6	91.2	90.1	90.8	89.1	84.2	90.1	
Stricter penalties for sale or
  supply of tobacco products
  to minors		87.4	87.7	87.6	88.4	86.8	89.1	86.3	82.6	87.5	
Bans on point of sale
  advertising and display
  of tobacco products		74.4	73.6	71.0	77.8	73.2	73.5	71.5	64.9	73.6	
Implementing a licensing
  scheme for tobacco
  retailers	 	71.4	72.2	70.6	73.8	70.5	72.9	71.0	63.9	71.6	
(a)	Support or strongly support; all results as a proportion of those that expressed an opinion.

Alcohol
Table S9: Support(a) for alcohol measures: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Measure	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
Increasing the price of alcohol		26.3	24.3	22.0	23.2	21.8	22.5	24.0	21.7	24.1	
Reducing the number of
  outlets that sell alcohol		33.6	34.4	30.8	26.9	28.7	31.4	28.9	43.2	32.2	
Reducing trading hours for
  pubs and clubs		44.0	41.4	35.9	28.1	33.3	34.7	34.8	37.0	38.9	
Raising the legal drinking age		47.1	44.1	48.6	47.0	47.3	44.7	34.1	38.9	46.3	
Increasing the number of
  alcohol-free public events		63.9	63.5	61.5	62.4	58.0	58.7	62.4	54.2	62.5	
Increasing the number of
  alcohol-free dry zones		66.0	61.4	60.2	62.4	64.6	59.9	62.1	56.4	63.0	
Serving only low-alcohol
  beverages at sporting
  events		62.4	59.8	60.6	59.2	52.8	57.4	57.3	55.5	60.1	
Limiting TV advertising until
  after 9:30 p.m.		73.2	72.5	69.9	73.8	71.4	74.2	69.6	64.1	72.2	
Banning alcohol sponsorship
  of sporting events		51.9	48.0	42.8	53.6	46.3	45.5	49.3	36.3	48.5	
More severe penalties for
  drink driving		86.6	86.6	86.8	85.0	85.0	87.3	84.8	84.2	86.3	
Stricter laws against serving
  drunk customers		84.2	83.4	82.8	82.5	83.1	82.7	82.2	80.1	83.3	
Restricting late night trading
  of alcohol		61.9	59.1	57.0	50.6	52.3	54.8	52.5	53.9	58.0	
Strict monitoring of late night
  licensed premises		76.6	77.0	74.7	71.2	70.5	76.2	71.9	69.8	75.2	
Increasing the size of
  standard drink labels on
  alcohol containers		66.2	67.0	66.5	63.7	62.7	63.1	63.7	58.5	65.8	
Requiring national drinking
  guidelines on alcohol
  containers		71.6	70.6	71.1	71.3	70.6	67.5	69.7	59.9	70.9	
Increasing tax on alcohol to
  pay for health, education and
  treatment of alcohol-related
  problems	 	43.5	41.4	38.5	41.8	38.4	39.9	42.6	35.2	41.3	
(a)	Support or strongly support; all results as a proportion of those that expressed an opinion.

Illicit drugs
Table S10: Support(a) for cannabis measures: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Measure	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
A change in legislation 
permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes		68.4	68.1	69.0	69.3	71.4	70.0	72.8	71.0	68.6	
A clinical trial for people to
use marijuana to treat
medical conditions	 	73.0	73.1	73.7	73.1	75.2	74.3	78.1	75.1	73.6	
(a)	Support or strongly support; all results as a proportion of those that expressed an opinion.

Table S11: Support(a) for heroin measures: proportion of the population aged 14 years or older, states and territories, 2007 (per cent)
Measure	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
Needle and syringe programs		63.8	67.3	68.4	72.8	67.2	67.8	71.1	64.5	67.0	
Methadone maintenance
  programs		63.9	69.1	68.7	73.2	68.6	72.9	69.8	61.8	67.7	
Treatment with drugs other
  than methadone		67.2	68.5	69.2	72.6	66.1	72.2	69.2	64.0	68.5	
Regulated injecting rooms		49.8	50.4	47.8	52.4	49.0	54.1	56.2	45.9	49.9	
Trial of prescribed heroin		31.9	33.5	31.1	37.1	32.7	34.8	38.4	30.0	32.9	
Rapid detoxification therapy		78.2	77.9	79.7	83.4	75.7	82.8	75.6	74.6	78.8	
Use of Naltrexone	 	74.0	72.9	75.8	81.9	69.9	78.5	76.1	69.7	74.7	
(a)	Support or strongly support; all results as a proportion of those that expressed an opinion.

Appendix 1: Sample characteristics
Table SA1: Sample characteristics, states and territories, 2007
Characteristic	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Aus	
		(number)	
Sample size (14+)										
Drop-and-collect	5,505	4,060	3,569	1,977	1,594	944	978	816	19,443	
CATI		1,006	674	586	394	353	199	61	196	3,469	
Total	 	6,511	4,734	4,155	2,371	1,947	1,143	1,039	1,012	22,912	
		(per cent)	
Completion rate(a)										
Drop-and-collect	51	48	59	58	58	61	65	55	54	
CATI		39	38	37	42	39	41	42	44	39	
Total	 	49	47	56	55	55	58	64	53	52	
		(number)	
Average design effect(b)										
Drop-and-collect	1.59	1.60	1.73	1.31	1.30	1.40	1.42	1.36	1.71	
CATI		1.03	0.99	1.00	1.00	0.99	0.99	1.00	0.99	1.12	
Total	 	1.58	1.65	1.71	1.34	1.31	1.42	1.37	1.33	1.72	
(a)	This represents a mixture of response rate and participation rate across the two survey modes.
(b)	The design effect is the ratio of the variance estimate from this sample compared with that from a simple random sample of the same size. It indicates the degree of under-estimation of variance that may arise from not taking into account the complex nature of the survey.

Appendix 2: Population estimates
Table SA2: Population estimates, states and territories, as at 30 June 2007
Age group	 	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT	Total	
		Males	
14–19		285,800	215,900	180,400	92,100	65,200	21,000	14,800	10,200	885,400	
20–29		479,800	375,400	296,100	153,500	106,800	29,600	29,700	18,300	1,489,400	
30–39		492,100	380,900	299,400	155,100	107,100	30,700	26,100	18,400	1,510,100	
40–49		491,100	371,500	298,200	157,400	114,700	35,000	24,100	16,600	1,508,900	
50–59		429,000	319,500	264,100	137,500	103,500	33,700	21,000	13,300	1,321,600	
60+		597,500	443,200	346,400	168,400	148,700	47,200	22,700	10,000	1,784,200	
											
14–24		526,600	406,600	332,200	171,600	121,400	36,900	30,300	19,400	1,645,200	
25–39		731,200	565,600	443,700	229,200	157,600	44,400	40,300	27,500	2,239,800	
40+		1,517,600	1,134,200	908,600	463,300	366,900	115,900	67,700	39,800	4,614,800	
											
Aged 14+	 	2,775,400	2,106,400	1,684,500	864,000	646,000	197,200	138,400	86,700	8,499,700	
		Females	
14–19		270,900	205,300	171,500	86,500	61,500	19,900	14,100	9,300	839,100	
20–29		472,400	366,100	288,800	143,400	102,600	29,600	28,700	17,500	1,449,200	
30–39		500,900	387,700	302,400	150,200	105,900	32,000	26,200	17,600	1,523,100	
40–49		499,400	380,000	305,300	155,300	116,000	36,400	25,200	15,300	1,533,000	
50–59		433,300	328,000	263,800	134,400	106,800	34,200	22,100	11,800	1,334,600	
60+		694,700	518,200	379,600	185,200	178,700	54,400	26,100	8,300	2,045,300	
											
14–24		506,100	390,000	320,000	160,200	115,600	35,300	28,500	17,700	1,573,500	
25–39		738,100	569,100	442,700	219,800	154,500	46,200	40,500	26,800	2,237,900	
40+		1,627,400	1,226,300	948,700	474,900	401,400	125,000	73,500	35,400	4,912,900	
											
Aged 14+	 	2,871,600	2,185,400	1,711,400	855,000	671,400	206,600	142,400	79,800	8,724,300	
		Persons	
14–19		556,800	421,200	351,900	178,600	126,700	40,900	28,900	19,500	1,724,600	
20–29		952,200	741,500	584,900	296,900	209,400	59,200	58,400	35,800	2,938,600	
30–39		993,000	768,700	601,800	305,300	213,000	62,700	52,300	36,100	3,033,200	
40–49		990,500	751,500	603,500	312,700	230,700	71,400	49,300	31,900	3,041,900	
50–59		862,300	647,500	527,800	272,000	210,200	67,900	43,100	25,100	2,656,200	
60+		1,292,200	961,400	726,000	353,500	327,400	101,600	48,800	18,300	3,829,500	
											
14–24		1,032,700	796,600	652,200	331,800	237,000	72,200	58,800	37,000	3,218,700	
25–39		1,469,300	1,134,700	886,400	449,000	312,100	90,600	80,800	54,300	4,477,700	
40+		3,145,000	2,360,400	1,857,300	938,200	768,300	240,900	141,200	75,200	9,527,700	
											
Aged 14+	 	5,647,000	4,291,800	3,395,900	1,719,000	1,317,400	403,700	280,800	166,500	17,224,000	
Source: AIHW population database, as at June 2008. Population estimates updated since publication of First results.