Thursday, December 9, 2004Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time Major releases Victim services, 2002/2003 Victim service agencies across Canada helped almost 360,000 people affected by crime in 2002/03, and three-quarters of those assisted on a single day in October last year were victims of violent crimes. Alcohol and illicit drug dependence, 2002 In 2002, an estimated 641,000 people, or about 2.6% of the population aged 15 or older, reported symptoms indicating that they were dependent on alcohol. In addition, 194,000 people, or just under 1% of the population had symptoms suggesting dependence on illicit drugs. Other releases New Housing Price Index, October 2004 Study: Consumer holiday shopping patterns, 1999 to 2003 Commercialization of intellectual property in the higher education sector, 2001 to 2003 Air charter statistics, 2003 Cement, October 2004 New products
