Demographic Data

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Demographic information on those starting treatment at specialist drug and alcohol services (sex, age, ethnicity and disability).

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
Quarter text Financial year quarter the data pertains to.
ServiceType text Service type of treatment service: community-based, prison-based or hospital-based.
ServiceTypeQF text Qualifier for ServiceType.

Qualifier information

SubstanceType text Substance type of referral: alcohol, drugs or alcohol and drugs.
SubstanceTypeQF text Qualifier for SubstanceType.

Qualifier information

Measure text Number = the number of referrals that started first treatment. Note data relates to the number of referrals rather than number of individuals. Where people are referred to more than one service, they have more than one referral. Percentage = the percentage of referrals that started treatment during quarter in demographic categories, within corresponding group (service type and substance type). The denominator is the total number of referrals that started treatment during the quarter for the corresponding group (service type and substance type).
SexMale text Sex of person is male.
SexFemale text Sex of person is female.
SexTotal text Total number of referrals that started treatment, including 'unknown' and 'intersex' categories. To reduce the risk of disclosure, the figures for these categories have not been itemised.
AgeUnder25 text
Age25_34 text
Age35_44 text
Age45_54 text
Age55_64 text
AgeOver65 text
MedianAge text
EthnicityWhiteScottish text Person's ethnicity is white Scottish.
EthnicityWhiteOtherBritish text Person's ethnicity is white other British.
EthnicityOtherWhiteEthnicGroup text Person's ethnicity is other white ethnic group.
EthnicityMixedMultipleEthnicGroup text Person's ethnicity is mixed or multiple ethnic groups.
EthnicityAsianScottishAsianBritishAsian text Person's ethnicity is Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian.
EthnicityAfricanScottishAfricanBritishAfrican text Person's ethnicity is African, Scottish African or British African.
EthnicityCaribbeanBlack text Person's ethnicity is Caribbean or black.
EthnicityOtherEthnicGroup text Person's ethnicity is another ethnic group.
EthnicityRefusedNotProvidedNotKnown text Person's ethnicity was refused or unknown.
DisabilityYes text Person has at least one disability.
DisabilityNo text Person has no disability.
DisabilityNotKnown text Person's disability status is unknown.

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Data last updated June 30, 2026
Metadata last updated September 27, 2022
Created September 27, 2022
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