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Table 5 Population estimates of children living with adults where there is cumulative risk (NPMS)

From: New estimates of the number of children living with substance misusing parents: results from UK national household surveys

Children living with an adult who is a...

%

CI

Lower

CI

Upper

Estimate

Lower

Estimate

Upper

Estimate

problem drinker & drug user (past year)

3.6

3.1

4.1

430,542

367,402

493,683

problem drinker & drug user (past month)

1.8

1.4

2.2

215,271

170,209

260,333

problem drinker with mental health problems

4.2

3.6

4.8

502,299

434,312

570,286

drug use (past year) with mental health problems

2.6

2.2

3.1

310,947

257,010

364,884

problem drinker, drug user (past year) + mental health problems (past year)

1.0

0.7

1.3

119,595

85,871

153,319

problem drinker, drug user (past year) + mental health problems (past month)

0.6

0.4

0.8

71,757

45,582

97,932