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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2015 Jun 11;50:28–33. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.008

Table 2.

12-month cross-border mobility - number and usual duration of visits and main reason of crossing, for total sample and by age groups

Total sample Age 18–29 Age 30–65

# of visits last year n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2
Not in past 12m 971 60.1 19.4 18.0 10.3 337 66.9 20.4 24.5 12.9 634 57.3 18.9 14.9 9.0
1–2 times 142 8.2 15.1 18.7 7.1 43 8.4 20.4 32.5 11.3 99 8.1 12.8 12.8 5.4
≥3 times 441 31.8 20.8 15.5 11.6 124 24.7 25.8 33.2 21.1 317 34.6 19.4 10.3 8.8

Usual length of visits n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2

Not in past 12m 971 59.8 19.4 18.0 10.3 337 66.8 20.4 24.5 12.9 634 56.9 18.9 14.9 9.0
One full day or less 451 30.4 17.9 14.2 8.9 127 25.3 24.6 28.3 19.1 324 32.4 15.7 9.8 5.7
> one full day 142 9.9 24.7 22.3 16.2 42 8.0 23.0 47.2 16.6 100 10.6 25.2 14.7 16.1

Main reason for border crossing n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2 n % % HD1 % DSM-5 % Co-use2

Not in past 12m 971 59.8 19.4 18.0 10.3 337 66.8 20.4 24.5 12.9 634 56.9 18.9 14.9 9.0
Shopping 64 3.8 19.7 18.8 13.7 17 3.2 26.9 13.6 13.6 47 4.1 17.5 20.4 13.8
Healthcare/medical care 108 8.0 11.3 12.9 6.0 21 4.8 12.0 28.1 6.3 87 9.3 11.1 9.8 6.0
Over counter or Prescrip. Drugs 42 2.8 38.8 26.5 32.4 11 1.9 64.0 77.6 64.0 31 3.1 32.4 13.6 24.5
Nightlife i.e. drinking 17 1.0 42.9 65.6 28.3 9 1.8 54.5 78.8 54.5 8 0.7 30.3 51.3 0
Visit family or friends 317 21.9 19.9 13.7 8.7 101 19.8 20.0 29.2 15.4 216 22.7 19.8 8.2 6.4
Work/Study/Others 45 2.7 12.4 13.9 7.1 10 1.7 25.1 24.3 7.7 35 3.1 9.5 11.5 7.0
1

Heavy drinking is at least 5+ for men and 4+ for women monthly during last 12 months

2

Co-use is defined as both heavy drinking (see 1 above) and any drug use (illicit drug or non-medically prescription drug use) last 12 month