Table 3.
Outcomes by Income Category for Patients who Used Cannabis Since Cancer Diagnosis (n=352)
| Income, % within category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | <$35,000 | $35,000-$74,999 | $75,000-$99,999 | <=$100,000 | p-value |
| Medical certification (% yes) | 44.0 (28.2, 61.2) | 39.0 (28.6, 50.5) | 35.7 (24.1, 49.3) | 44.5 (36.8, 52.6) | 0.68 |
| Source of obtaining cannabis | |||||
| Grow it | 0 | 1.9 (.3, 12.2) | 0 | 2.2 (.7, 7.1) | 0.64 |
| Internet | 5.4 (1.1, 21.7) | 1.0 (.1, 6.9) | 6.9 (2.5, 17.5) | 1.8 (.5, 5.5) | 0.13 |
| Friend/family | 46.5 (30.4, 63.4) | 41.2 (30.5, 52.8) | 40.2 (27.8, 53.8) | 35.6 (28.2, 43.7) | 0.65 |
| Unlicensed dealer/seller | 6.4 (1.5, 23.6) | 23.8 (14.9, 35.8) | 13.2 (6.1, 26.1) | 5.7 (2.8, 11.3) | 0.003 |
| Dispensary (prescription) | 43.6 (28.3, 60.1) | 43.5 (32.7, 54.9) | 45.3 (32.6, 58.7) | 45.8 (38.1, 53.8) | 0.99 |
| Dispensary in another state (recreational) | 22.2 (10.0, 42.3) | 7.3 (3.2, 15.5) | 16.8 (9.1, 29.1) | 19.0 (13.6, 26.1) | 0.11 |
| Factors that influence purchase | |||||
| Price | 38.3 (23.1, 56.1) | 39.0 (28.4, 50.6) | 36.5 (24.6, 50.2) | 15.1 (10.2, 21.9) | 0.0003 |
| Availability/Variety of products | 55.5 (38.2, 71.6) | 42.3 (31.8, 53.6) | 30.9 (20.1, 44.3) | 35.1 (27.8, 43.1) | 0.08 |
| Ease access | 70.2 (53.6, 82.8) | 57.7 (46.4, 68.3) | 40.1 (27.9, 53.6) | 47.9 (40.0, 56.0) | 0.02 |
| Safety of product | 50.9 (34.0, 67.7) | 41.5 (30.9, 53.0) | 54.2 (40.9, 66.8) | 48.0 (40.1, 56.0) | 0.53 |
| Quality of product | 53.4 (36.3, 69.8) | 52.4 (41.2, 63.4) | 56.4 (43.3, 58.8) | 50.8 (42.7, 58.8) | 0.92 |
| Need for medical registry ID card | 18.8 (9.1, 34.7) | 33.7 (23.8, 45.1) | 15.1 (7.9, 27.1) | 21.3 (15.5, 28.5) | 0.05 |
| Method of payment | 9.1 (3.6, 20.9) | 5.9 (1.7, 18.9) | 0 | 2.1 (.5, 8.3) | 0.15 |
| More than 1 mode of cannabis (% yes) | 69.7 (52.3, 82.9) | 55.8 (44.3, 66.8) | 49.9 (36.9, 63.0) | 57.4 (49.4, 65.1) | 0.33 |
| Most common mode of use | |||||
| Smoking | 32.3 (17.9, 51.0) | 28.3 (19.0, 39.8) | 18.4 (10.1, 31.0) | 17.5 (12.1, 24.7) | 0.55 |
| Eating/ingesting | 48.1 (31.7, 64.9) | 45.9 (34.8, 57.3) | 54.4 (41.0, 67.1) | 48.5 (40.6, 56.6) | |
| Vaping | 16.1 (7.4, 31.4) | 16.5 (9.7, 26.7) | 18.4 (10.0, 31.4) | 23.5 (17.1, 31.3) | |
| Applying topically | 3.6 (.4, 21.7) | 9.4 (4.4, 18.8) | 8.9 (3.9, 19.2) | 10.5 (6.4, 16.7) | |
Note. All values are weighted estimates and 95% CI.