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Table 1 Distribution according to sex and age of the sample studied and of the Lorraine general population [54] (%)

From: Social inequalities and correlates of psychotropic drug use among young adults: a population-based questionnaire study

 

The sample studied

The Lorraine general population

No. of subjects

6,216

1,848,579

Percentage of women

52.4

51.5

Age (yr)

  

15–19

5.4

9.6

20–24

8.0

9.8

25–29

9.7

9.7

30–34

10.4

9.6

35–39

10.5

9.6

40–44

7.9

9.3

45–49

8.5

5.9

50–54

6.0

6.6

55–59

6.3

6.8

60–64

7.2

6.6

65–69

7.5

5.7

70 or over

12.6

10.8

  1. Only people aged 15 or more were considered.