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Table PPP-6. Purity of heroin at retail level, 2011

Part (i) Minimum, maximum, mean, median and modal purity recorded (percentage)

CountryHeroin (undistinguished)Brown heroinWhite heroin
Sample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max.MeanMedianMode
Belgium 1381.765.521.117.4:::::::::::::
Bulgaria ::::::630.15013.38.50.1::::::
Czech Republic ::::::310.583147.67.9::::::
Denmark::::::252501511:1816563840:
Germany2915:::11:::::::::::::
Estonia 62.92312.810.910.5::::::::::::
Ireland::::::::::::::::::
Greece :::::::0.0578.712.88:::::::
Spain :::::::::30.5::::::::
France ::::::4160667.740267.86128.623.523.5
Italy5927821.91616::::::::::::
Cyprus::::::::::::::::::
Latvia 32934615:16::::::::::::
Lithuania :0.754.321::::::::::::::
Luxembourg ::::::3810.245.610.1::::::::
Hungary ::::::::::::::::::
Malta ::::::100124528.5:30::::::
Netherlands 2815532.6::::::::::::::
Austria::::::1510.1442.65.84.46:1::14.0::
Poland::::::::::::::::::
Portugal ::::::3112.349.912.811.47.5::::::
Romania450.447.918.223.4:::::::::::::
Slovenia ::::::526147.86.96.68.1::::::
Slovakia(1)1280.813.34.5:4.1::::::::::::
Finland::::::::::::::::::
Sweden::::::6614712.56415133321.520:
United Kingdom(2)368819617.61612::::::::::::
Croatia::::::1780.359.78.46.78::::::
Turkey::::::6150.27943.65462::::::
Norway :::::::15715::3394643::
 

Notes:

Min. = minimum purity recorded; Max. = maximum purity recorded; Mean = mean purity recorded; Median = middle purity value in the ranked data set; Mode = most frequent (typical) purity recorded.

The minimum ‘zero’ values represent a value greater than zero but lower than the minimum sensitivity threshold that allows a robust estimate.

(1) Data reported as means is actually a weighted mean.

(2) Data refer to England and Wales and Scottish Police Service Authority.

Source:

Reitox national focal points. See also Table PPP-6 part (ii).

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