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The working-age population can be divided into two broad categories: the early-working age group (15-34) and the later working age group (35-64). The effect of fertility on the composition of these groups is obvious. The later working age group is largely composed of the baby-boomers (those born between 1946 and 1965), while the early working age group is composed of those born during the baby-bust period (1966-1974) and the children of baby-boomers. Thus, despite the fact that baby-boomers are now older, they still remain the largest group in the population. This is evident in the relatively large proportion (42.6%) of the population that belonged to the late working age group in 2006. The corresponding proportion was much smaller (31.3%) just 25 years ago in 1981. As a result of the entry into the working age group of the people born during the baby-bust period and the children of baby-boomers in 2006, only 26.0% of the population belonged to the 15 to 34 age group in 2006, compared with 36.5% in 1981.
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This directory contains data behind the story How Baby Boomers Get High. It covers 13 drugs across 17 age groups.
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive.
Header | Definition |
---|---|
alcohol-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used alcohol in the past 12 months |
alcohol-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used alcohol in the past 12 months |
marijuana-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used marijuana in the past 12 months |
marijuana-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used marijuana in the past 12 months |
cocaine-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used cocaine in the past 12 months |
cocaine-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used cocaine in the past 12 months |
crack-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used crack in the past 12 months |
crack-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used crack in the past 12 months |
heroin-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used heroin in the past 12 months |
heroin-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used heroin in the past 12 months |
hallucinogen-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used hallucinogens in the past 12 months |
hallucinogen-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used hallucinogens in the past 12 months |
inhalant-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used inhalants in the past 12 months |
inhalant-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used inhalants in the past 12 months |
pain-releiver-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used pain relievers in the past 12 months |
pain-releiver-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used pain relievers in the past 12 months |
oxycontin-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used oxycontin in the past 12 months |
oxycontin-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used oxycontin in the past 12 months |
tranquilizer-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used tranquilizer in the past 12 months |
tranquilizer-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used tranquilizer in the past 12 months |
stimulant-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used stimulants in the past 12 months |
stimulant-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used stimulants in the past 12 months |
meth-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used meth in the past 12 months |
meth-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used meth in the past 12 months |
sedative-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used sedatives in the past 12 months |
sedative-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used sedatives in the past 12 months |
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This directory contains data behind the story How Baby Boomers Get High. It covers 13 drugs across 17 age groups.
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive.
Header | Definition |
---|---|
alcohol-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used alcohol in the past 12 months |
alcohol-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used alcohol in the past 12 months |
marijuana-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used marijuana in the past 12 months |
marijuana-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used marijuana in the past 12 months |
cocaine-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used cocaine in the past 12 months |
cocaine-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used cocaine in the past 12 months |
crack-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used crack in the past 12 months |
crack-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used crack in the past 12 months |
heroin-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used heroin in the past 12 months |
heroin-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used heroin in the past 12 months |
hallucinogen-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used hallucinogens in the past 12 months |
hallucinogen-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used hallucinogens in the past 12 months |
inhalant-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used inhalants in the past 12 months |
inhalant-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used inhalants in the past 12 months |
pain-releiver-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used pain relievers in the past 12 months |
pain-releiver-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used pain relievers in the past 12 months |
oxycontin-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used oxycontin in the past 12 months |
oxycontin-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used oxycontin in the past 12 months |
tranquilizer-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used tranquilizer in the past 12 months |
tranquilizer-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used tranquilizer in the past 12 months |
stimulant-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used stimulants in the past 12 months |
stimulant-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used stimulants in the past 12 months |
meth-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used meth in the past 12 months |
meth-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used meth in the past 12 months |
sedative-use | Percentage of those in an age group who used sedatives in the past 12 months |
sedative-frequency | Median number of times a user in an age group used sedatives in the past 12 months |
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Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
License information was derived automatically
The working-age population can be divided into two broad categories: the early-working age group (15-34) and the later working age group (35-64). The effect of fertility on the composition of these groups is obvious. The later working age group is largely composed of the baby-boomers (those born between 1946 and 1965), while the early working age group is composed of those born during the baby-bust period (1966-1974) and the children of baby-boomers. Thus, despite the fact that baby-boomers are now older, they still remain the largest group in the population. This is evident in the relatively large proportion (42.6%) of the population that belonged to the late working age group in 2006. The corresponding proportion was much smaller (31.3%) just 25 years ago in 1981. As a result of the entry into the working age group of the people born during the baby-bust period and the children of baby-boomers in 2006, only 26.0% of the population belonged to the 15 to 34 age group in 2006, compared with 36.5% in 1981.