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Table 3 Sniffer prevalence rate per 1000 population (aged 5–39 years) by LAF availability in 2011–12 and 2013–14 (41 communities)

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

Year

Number of communities

Total sniffers

Population 5–39 years

Sniffer prevalence rate/1000 pop

Median

Inter-quartile range

Range (Min-Max)

2012

 No LAF

11

111

3946

11.2

0–38.9

0–140.2

 LAF

30

178

12,061

3.9

0–13.4

0–186.6

2014

 No LAF

10

39

2517

11.0

5.7–18.7

0–52.6

 LAF

31

165

13,490

5.6

0–18.8

0–87.9