The given bar chart provides information about the proportions of drugs consumed by male and female students at a New Zealand school.
Overall, it is clear that hashish or marijuana is used the most, whereas LSD and medical drugs are used less than any other drugs. Additionally, while boys take more drugs than girls for 6 out of 7 categories, there is an equal amount of cocaine taken by both genders.
In detail, a higher amount of boys consume hashish or marijuana compared to girls, at around 33% and 29% respectively. Similarly, male students take heroin, opium or morphine at approximately 8%, but girls at only 5%.
On the other hand, there is a similar pattern for amphetamines and solvents, at 2% and 3% for girls and 4% for both drugs for boys. Moreover, the one for LSD and medical drugs is exactly the same for both genders at 1% for girls and 3% for boys. Finally, males and females consume cocaine at the same level, 4%.