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Table 3 Estimated number of children in households with at least one adult affected by type of substance use disorder and prevalence among all children below age 18 years

From: Estimating the number of children in households with substance use disorders in Germany

Substance

Estimated number of affected children (N)

Prevalence among

all children (%)a

Lower

limit

Upper

limit

Lower

limit

Upper

limit

Tobacco

935,522

1,673,103

6.9

12.3

Alcohol

688,111

1,257,345

5.1

9.2

Illicit drugsb

87,817

158,401

0.6

1.2

Total

 Excluding tobacco

726,624

1,327,223

5.3

9.8

 Including tobacco

1,521,495

2,751,796

11.2

20.2

  1. a13,597,428 children aged < 1 to 17 years; Population Statistics 2018 (Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) 2019)
  2. bCannabis, cocaine or amphetamine