CHARSET="UTF-16";
AXIS-VERSION="2013";
LANGUAGE="en";
LAST-UPDATED="20250711 11:00";
OFFICIAL-STATISTICS="YES";
DECIMALS=1;
MATRIX="IH404";
SUBJECT-AREA="Irish Health Survey 2015 to 2024";
SUBJECT-CODE="IHS";
DESCRIPTION="Use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in the two weeks prior to interview for all persons aged 18 years and over";
TITLE="Use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in the two weeks prior to interview for all persons aged 18 years and over - Age group and Year 2024";
CONTENTS="Use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in the two weeks prior to interview for all persons aged 18 years and over";
UNITS="%";
STUB="Statistic";
HEADING="Year","Age group";
CONTVARIABLE="Statistic";
VALUES("Statistic")="Used prescription medicine in the past 2 weeks","Used non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks",
"Used prescription medicine, non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks";
VALUES("Year")="2024";
VALUES("Age group")="18 years and over","18 - 24 years","25 - 34 years","35 - 44 years","45 - 54 years","55 - 64 years","65 - 74 years",
"75 years and over";
TIMEVAL("Year")=TLIST(A1),"2024";
CODES("Statistic")="IH404C01","IH404C02","IH404C03";
CODES("Age group")="3500","350","415","465","500","535","570","605";
DOMAIN("Age group")="C02076V03371";
UNITS("Used prescription medicine in the past 2 weeks")="%";
UNITS("Used non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")="%";
UNITS("Used prescription medicine, non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")="%";
REFPERIOD("Used prescription medicine in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Used non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
REFPERIOD("Used prescription medicine, non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Used prescription medicine in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Used non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("Used prescription medicine, non-prescription medicine or vitamins in the past 2 weeks")=" ";
SOURCE="Central Statistics Office, Ireland";
NOTE="";
DATA=
53.9 30.7 31 37 54.1 71.9 84.5 92 
46.4 47.9 47.1 48.1 50.6 49.5 39.9 32.5 
74.2 62.4 59.9 62.3 75.7 85.4 92.8 94.9;