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. 2023 Feb 7;6(1):99–113. doi: 10.26828/cannabis/2023.01.008

Table 2.

Risk Ratios (RR) from Poisson Regression Models Predicting Cannabis Dispensary Count Per Census Tracts (n = 1,046)

Step 1, population characteristics a Step 2 neighborhood characteristics b
Crude RR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value
Population Characteristics (%)
Under 18 years of age 0.41 (0.18, 0.94) 0.03 0.35 (0.15, 0.83) 0.02 0.66 (0.29, 1.51) 0.32
White, NH 0.95 (0.70, 1.31) 0.77 - - - -
Black, NH 0.78 (0.54, 1.12) 0.17 - - - -
AI/AN, NH 1.55 (0.80, 2.97) 0.20 - - - -
Asian, NH 0.67 (0.14, 3.19) 0.62 - - - -
Hispanic 1.52 (1.08, 2.15) 0.02 1.14 (0.74, 1.76) 0.54 - -
Living Below Poverty 3.97 (2.72, 5.80) <.01 2.77 (1.72, 4.48) <.01 1.19 (0.65, 2.18) 0.57
Unemployed 0.96 (0.78, 1.18) 0.69 - - - -
Uninsured 5.26 (3.01, 9.17) <.01 2.11 (1.03, 4.29) 0.04 3.41 (1.66, 7.01) <.01
Neighborhood Characteristics
Location Type, (%) <.01 - - <.01
Rural 0.76 (0.66, 0.87) - - 0.90 (0.76, 1.05)
Suburban REF - - REF
Town 1.28 (1.07, 1.52) - - 1.03 (0.86, 1.23)
City 0.81 (0.70, 0.94) - - 0.79 (0.68, 0.92)
Percent Vacant Units 1.27 (0.75, 2.17) 0.38 - - - -
Percent Rental Households 3.25 (2.61, 4.04) <.01 - - 2.64 (1.85, 3.77) <.01
No. Hospital 1.32 (1.20, 1.45) <.01 - - 0.89 (0.80, 1.00) 0.04
No. Physician 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.35 - - - -
No. School 1.04 (1.01, 1.06) 0.02 - - 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) <.01
No. Pharmacy 1.32 (1.27, 1.36) <.01 - - 1.29 (1.24, 1.35) <.01
Total Crime Rate 0.97 (0.88, 1.08) 0.55 - - - -

Note. RR= risk ratio; aRR=adjusted risk ratio; NH= non-Hispanic; No. = Number.

a

controlled for: Under 18, Hispanic, living below poverty, and uninsured.

b

controlled for: Under 18, uninsured, location type, household renters, hospital count, physician count, and pharmacy count.