Are you a typical clubber?

[back2basics-]

It's pretty interesting, obviousley these are figures mainly from across the pond. The main thing for me is that most people who go out clubbing have very good jobs. The work hard play hard lifestyle. Which is another reason the advertisers are targeting us.. we have LOTS of disposable income.. and they know it.

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Mixmag's second annual drugs survey will hit the news stands tomorrow to be hurriedly lapped up by an unlikely combination of clubbers, drugs councillors and Government officials.

Last year the report was used as a data source by the Home Office and New York's Drug Enforcement Agency.

As well as revealing a host of trends in our drug taking habits, including the worrying rise of Ketamin and GHB, the survey tells us a lot about the kind of people we are, what we like doing , why we do it, how often and with who.

So who are we. Well according to the survey we're a twenty something occasional ecstasy monster who smokes spliff as regularly as some people drink tea.

"Being an average clubber is like being an average celebrity or growing an average beard - it's just not possible," says Mixmag's Viv Craske, who over saw the survey.

"You may go clubbing three times a week on no more than Red Bull, or you may take more ecstasy than Brian Harvey but dance less than Pete Tong."

Exclusively today on dotmusic you can see how you measure up against the mean (average that is) clubber below. The full survey results are in this months Mixmag, on sale tomorrow (Thursday 18 January 2001).

The average clubber

You usually take three to four Es in a session (average 3.7). In 1999 this was 2.82 on average

You're 23 years and 10 months old.

You smoke cannabis every other day, and reckon you've smoked 5,884 spliffs in your life.

You take E to be euphoric and high. You go clubbing for the music, to be with your friends and to dance. Two out of five of you listen to house and garage; two out of five listen to trance

You've tried speed, poppers, cocaine, acid, base speed (paste) and magic mushrooms, but you haven't taken of them in the last month

You've probably never tried steroids, 2CB, methadone, crystal meth, Viagra, flatliners, heroin or crack. Less than a trird of you have ever tried herbal highs, less than a quarter have tried GHB

You take E 3.9 times a month. Last year the average was 4.5

You've been clubbing for five years 11 months. You've taken 148.9 Es in your clubbing career

You have a much better time clubbing on stimulants. Only 3.4% of you prefer to go clubbing without drugs

You've been to 9.4 different clubs this year. 10.6% of you have been to 20 or more

You always or nearly always take ecstasy when you go clubbing. 47.9% of you always or nearly always drink too. When you get home 42.9% of you always or nearly smoke spliffs

You go clubbing 4.1 times a month. 15.8% of you go twice a week or more You're moody after you've been clubbing. 75.2% of you are in a worse mood 1-3 days after you've been out

You've snorted E, nearly have of you have smoked E. But you've never injected any drug. Half of you have tried ketamine, but less than a third have taken it in the last month

If you're reading Mixmag, you're probably male (61.9% of you are), probably straight and probably white

What do you do?

Students: 30%

Unemployed: 5.6%

Working: 64.4%

Top Five Jobs

1. Management

2. Admin/secretarial

3. IT

4. Sales

5. Engineering

We also had surveys returned from mental health workers, nurses, people in HM forces, salmon farmers, glamour models and DJs.

What music are you into?

Trance42.8%

House and garage40.1%

Techno10.4%

Drum'n'bass4.5%

Leftifeld1.8%

Hip hop/r'n'b0.4%

What's important when you go clubbing?

To listen to music

91.7%

To dance

90.8%

To spend time with friends77.2%

To be in a hassle-free environment/to be myself60.8%

To see a particular DJ58.4%

To meet new people 48.7%

To take drugs

47.6%

To get drugs

12.1%

To exercise

11.4%

To meet sexual partners4.0%

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I want to go out blazing..not fade away.

I can STILL resist ANYTHING but temptation.

[vejita]

Dude, the average clubber is pretty fucked up! I met only 4 of those descriptions.......

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-=Vejita=-

"Live through the week. Live for the weekend."

[apdiddy]

interesting breakdown on drugs consumption. i've tried speed, but never crystal meth...

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chronic is the answer...

[sarahb53]

That is crazy. I am 23 and 11 months. I think I am more messed up than I thought. At least at times.