Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and COVID-19 safety behaviors and attitudes among tobacco and marijuana users and bivariate analysis
| Characteristics | Used tobacco (N=384) | Used marijuana (N=99) | Increased tobacco and/or marijuana use (N=116) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | p | n (%) | p | n (%) | p | |
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | 0.0149 | 0.0992 | |||
| 18–39 | 227 (60.7) | 48 (50.0) | 66 (58.9) | |||
| 40–59 | 86 (23.0) | 30 (31.3) | 32 (30.4) | |||
| ≥ 60 | 61 (16.3) | 18 (18.7) | 12 (10.7) | |||
| Sex | 0.0005 | 0.8717 | 0.7241 | |||
| Female | 212 (55.9) | 63 (63.6) | 64 (56.1) | |||
| Male | 167 (44.1) | 36 (36.4) | 50 (43.9) | |||
| Hispanic | 0.0001 | 0.1201 | 0.1599 | |||
| Yes | 91 (25.1) | 24 (24.7) | 33 (29.2) | |||
| No | 272 (74.9) | 73 (75.3) | 80 (70.8) | |||
| Educational level | 0.1676 | 0.5082 | 0.1246 | |||
| ≤High school/GED | 269 (67.0) | 69 (71.1) | 87 (75.7) | |||
| ≥College/college degree | 111 (29.2) | 28 (28.9) | 28 (24.3) | |||
| Income level ($) | 0.5025 | 0.0173 | 0.0709 | |||
| <35000 | 157 (43.6) | 51 (53.7) | 43 (39.5) | |||
| ≥35000 | 203 (56.4) | 44 (46.3) | 66 (60.6) | |||
| Health insurance coverage | <0.0001 | 0.2735 | 0.8221 | |||
| Yes | 286 (77.1) | 78 (79.6) | 87 (78.4) | |||
| No | 85 (22.9) | 20 (20.4) | 24 (21.6) | |||
| Health status | 0.0643 | 0.6186 | 0.3745 | |||
| Excellent to good | 257 (67.8) | 67 (69.1) | 75 (65.8) | |||
| Fair to poor | 122 (32.2) | 30 (30.9) | 39 (34.2) | |||
| Marital status | <0.0001 | 0.119 | 0.9055 | |||
| SNM | 54 (14.2) | 22 (22.5) | 17 (14.8) | |||
| MLT | 259 (68.2) | 54 (55.1) | 77 (67.0) | |||
| SDW | 67 (17.6) | 22 (22.4) | 21 (18.3) | |||
| Employed pre-pandemic | <0.0001 | 0.2735 | 0.3632 | |||
| F/PT | 260 (69.0) | 62 (63.6) | 85 (73.3) | |||
| U/O | 117 (31.0) | 34 (35.4) | 31 (26.7) | |||
| Exposure to COVID-19 | <0.0001 | 0.4462 | 0.1483 | |||
| Yes | 128 (36.1) | 25 (27.8) | 41 (40.2) | |||
| No | 227 (63.9) | 65 (72.2) | 61 (59.8) | |||
| Number of SD guidelines followed | 0.2324 | 0.1875 | 0.513 | |||
| ≤2 | 50 (38.8) | 16 (12.4) | 15 (24.6) | |||
| ≥3 | 285 (33.4) | 75 (8.8) | 87 (28.7) | |||
| Importance of SD | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.9476 | |||
| Very to somewhat | 280 (74.3) | 68 (70.8) | 86 (74.1) | |||
| A little to not | 97 (25.7) | 28 (29.2) | 30 (25.9) | |||
| Social support during COVID-19 | 0.011 | 0.0041 | 0.2386 | |||
| Frequently | 131 (35.9) | 41 (44.1) | 45 (40.9) | |||
| Rarely | 234 (64.1) | 52 (55.9) | 65 (59.1) | |||
| Tested for COVID-19 | 0.0016 | 0.3262 | 0.828 | |||
| Yes | 275 (72.8) | 59 (62.1) | 81 (73.0) | |||
| No | 103 (27.2) | 36 (37.9) | 30 (27.0) | |||
| Diagnosed with COVID-19 | 0.0116 | 0.4497 | 0.1248 | |||
| Yes | 54 (19.6) | 17 (28.8) | 21 (25.9) | |||
| No | 221 (80.4) | 42 (71.2) | 60 (74.1) | |||
| Attended gatherings (≥2 people) | 0.0301 | 0.3138 | 0.4349 | |||
| Yes | 239 (62.2) | 62 (62.6) | 70 (60.3) | |||
| No | 145 (37.8) | 37 (37.4) | 46 (39.7) | |||
| Minor residing in household | 0.0001 | 0.5337 | 0.658 | |||
| Yes | 193 (50.3) | 45 (45.5) | 58 (50.0) | |||
| No | 191 (49.7) | 54 (54.5) | 58 (50.0) | |||
| Tobacco and marijuana use | 0.0041 | |||||
| Dual use | - | - | 25 (45.5) | |||
| Tobacco use only | 81 (25.2) | |||||
| Marijuana use only | 7 (19.4) | |||||
MLT: married/living together. SDW: separated/divorced/widowed. SNM: single/never married. F/PT: full- or part-time; U/O: unemployed or other. SD: social distancing. Significant at p<0.05.