Student substance use – research findings
A report has been published on substance use among pupils in years 8 to 10 at secondary schools in Hafnarfjörður. Questionnaires are administered annually to all pupils in years 8 to 10 in the country's secondary schools, and the research is conducted by the company Rannsókn og greining for the Ministry of Education. The report deals exclusively with substance use. For the first time since the measurements began, no substance use was recorded in Year 8, but smoking a cigarette, drinking alcohol, using chewing tobacco, or smoking hashish or marijuana are all classified as substance use. However, the report shows that pupils in Year 10 have increased their substance use.
A report has been published on substance use among pupils in years 8 to 10 at secondary schools in Hafnarfjörður. Questionnaires are administered annually to all pupils in years 8 to 10 in the country's state schools, and the study is conducted by the company Rannsókn og greining for the Ministry of Education. The report deals exclusively with substance use. For the first time since the measurements began, no substance use was recorded in Year 8, but smoking a cigarette, drinking alcohol, using chewing tobacco, or smoking hashish or marijuana are all classified as substance use. However, the report shows that pupils in Year 10 have increased their substance use.
The data on which this report is based comes from a survey that was administered to all students in the 8th to 10th grades in Iceland in February 2017. Questionnaires were sent to all schools in the country, where teachers administered them according to clear instructions. Each questionnaire was accompanied by an unmarked envelope, into which participants placed the completed form. Participants were reminded not to write their name or personal identification number on the questionnaires, to prevent their responses from being traced back to them. They were also kindly asked to answer all the questions to the best of their ability and to ask for help if they needed it. All students who attended lessons on the day the survey was conducted completed the questionnaire. The overall national response rate was approximately 83%.