Table 3.
Distribution of Sociodemographic Factors, Health‐Related Behaviors, and Comorbidities Among Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Respondents Who Have Never Used Tobacco Cigarettes
| Characteristic | Total (N=252497*) | Daily cannabis use (N=2892*) | Nondaily cannabis use (N=8864*) | No cannabis use (N=240741*) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–34 | 35.9 (35.5–36.3) | 64.0 (60.9–67.2) | 65.7 (63.9–67.4) | 33.7 (33.3–34.1) | <0.001 |
| 35–64 | 52.1 (51.6–52.5) | 31.8 (28.8=34.8) | 30.5 (28.8–32.2) | 53.7 (53.2–54.1) | |
| 65+ | 12.0 (11.8–12.2) | 4.2 (3.1–5.2) | 3.8 (3.3–4.4) | 12.6 (12.4–12.9) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 55.5 (55.0–55.9) | 36.4 (33.2–39.7) | 44.6 (42.7–46.5) | 56.5 (56.0–56.9) | <0.001 |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White | 54.3 (53.9–54.7) | 47.4 (44.0–50.8) | 52.0 (50.0–53.9) | 54.6 (54.1–55.0) | <0.001 |
| Black | 13.1 (12.7–13.4) | 22.6 (19.6–25.8) | 15.9 (14.2–17.5) | 12.7 (12.4–13.0) | |
| Hispanic | 22.5 (22.2–22.9) | 22.6 (19.5–25.8) | 22.5 (20.8–24.3) | 22.5 (22.2–22.9) | |
| Other† | 10.1 (9.8–10.4) | 7.3 (5.6–8.9) | 9.6 (8.4–10.9) | 10.2 (9.9–10.5) | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 11.2 (10.9–11.5) | 10.3 (7.9–12.7) | 4.7 (3.9–5.5) | 11.6 (11.1–11.9) | <0.001 |
| High school | 25.0 (24.7–25.4) | 33.4 (30.2–36.7) | 25.1 (23.4–26.8) | 24.8 (24.5–25.2) | |
| Some college | 30.7 (30.3–31.1) | 40.0 (36.6–43.4) | 41.7 (39.7–43.7) | 29.9 (29.5–30.3) | |
| Graduated college | 33.1 (32.7–33.4) | 16.3 (14.4–18.2) | 28.4 (26.9–30.0) | 33.7 (33.3–34.0) | |
| Substance use | |||||
| Alcohol | |||||
| Nonuse | 51.3 (50.9–51.7) | 28.5 (25.6–31.4) | 21.0 (19.4–22.7) | 53.4 (53.0–53.9) | <0.001 |
| Nondaily use | 46.3 (45.9–46.7) | 64.3 (61.1–67.5) | 75.5 (73.8–77.1) | 44.3 (43.9–44.8) | |
| Daily use | 2.4 (2.3–2.5) | 7.2 (5.5–9.0) | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | |
| Chronic conditions | |||||
| Obese | 31.0 (30.6–31.4) | 26.1 (23.1–29.0) | 23.0 (21.5–24.6) | 31.6 (31.2–32.0) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 9.0 (8.7–9.2) | 5.5 (4.1–7.0) | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 9.3 (9.1–9.6) | <0.001 |
| Physical activity | 77.7 (77.4–78.1) | 80.6 (77.7–83.4) | 86.8 (85.6–88.1) | 77.2 (76.8–77.5) | <0.001 |
| Coronary heart disease | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 2.0 (1.0–2.9) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 2.3 (2.1–2.4) | <0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 2.0 (1.9–2.1) | 1.7 (1.1–2.3) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 2.1 (2.0–2.2) | 0.004 |
| Stroke | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 2.6 (1.6–3.5) | 1.0 (0.7–1.2) | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | <0.001 |
| Composite (coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke) | 4.8 (4.6–4.9) | 4.9 (3.5–6.2) | 2.7 (2.1–3.2) | 4.9 (4.7–5.1) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as weighted percent (95% CI). Percentage in each subgroup per column.
*
Numbers are unweighted.
†
Includes non‐Hispanic Asian, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and those self‐reporting as multiracial.