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Table 2 Trends in numbers of current sniffers, 2011–12 and 2013 – 14 (40 communities)*

From: The impact of subsidized low aromatic fuel (LAF) on petrol (gasoline) sniffing in remote Australian indigenous communities

Current sniffers

2011–12

2013–14

% change

 

No.

%

No.

%

 

Age-group

 5–9

4

1.5

8

4.1

100.0

 10–14

79

29.7

69

35.4

− 12.7

 15–24

146

54.9

102

52.3

− 30.1

 25–39

37

13.9

16

8.2

− 56.8

 Total

266

100.0

195

100.0

− 26.7

Frequency

 Occasional

142

53.4

106

54.4

− 25.4

 Regular

51

19.2

54

27.7

5.9

 Heavy

73

27.4

35

17.9

− 52.1

 Total

266

100.0

195

100.0

− 26.7

  1. *Age and frequency breakdowns were missing for one community with 23 current sniffers in 2011–12; this community has been excluded from the table, hence the smaller totals