You notice how the number in each age group peaks at 20-25 and then decreases, with a blip at >40? That’s unexpected and don’t think that it takes it is explained by the large age group of the over 40’s.. especially using the net… explanations? hmmmmmmm…. I’ve been reading to many papers for university lately hmmmmmmm….. could be explained by confounding factors…. hmmmmmm
the results seem to makes sense to me
at 15-25 you’re young, more likely to take risks such as drug taking and raves and less likely to care about consequences such as reduced performance at work/education the inevitable run-ins with the criminal justice system
but you get the survivors who stay in their 30s
from mid 30s to 40s even they perhaps desire more stability in their lives, like steady careers rather than casual/sporadic employment and/or long term relationships, perhaps starting or adding to a family as well
in the older age groups then you get ageing hippies, and/or those who have had a “normal” life up to their 40s, their own children have grown up (and perhaps are attending raves themselves) and they decide to see what its all about
there are people my mums age at raves nowadays…..
