Table 1.
Weighted prevalence of current cannabis use overall and by sociodemographic characteristics among US youth and adults, 2013–2019 (n=393,199).
| Year, % (95 % CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (n=55,160) |
2014 (n=55,271) |
2015 (n=57,146) |
2016 (n=56,897) |
2017 (n=56,276) |
2018 (n=56,313) |
2019 (n=56,136) |
P for trenda | AOR (95 % CI)b |
|
| Overall | 7.59 (7.20, 8.00) | 8.50 (8.27, 8.74) | 8.32 (7.93, 8.73) | 8.80 (8.50, 9.11) | 9.47 (9.08, 9.88) | 10.10 (9.72, 10.50) | 11.48 (11.09, 11.87) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08, 1.10) |
| Age | |||||||||
| 12–17 years | 7.11 (6.62, 7.62) | 7.39 (6.85, 7.97) | 7.09 (6.55, 7.67) | 6.35 (5.91, 6.83) | 6.58 (6.05, 7.15) | 6.61 (6.03, 7.25) | 7.59 (6.99, 8.25) | 0.98 | 0.32 (0.30, 0.33) |
| 18–25 years | 19.47 (18.55, 20.42) | 19.95 (18.94, 21.00) | 20.12 (19.20, 21.08) | 20.71 (19.92, 21.53) | 21.62 (20.72, 22.55) | 22.03 (21.06, 23.02) | 23.03 (22.03, 24.06) | <0.001 | REF |
| 26–34 years | 12.54 (11.45, 13.72) | 12.67 (11.67, 13.75) | 12.98 (12.15, 13.85) | 14.48 (13.42, 15.61) | 14.94 (13.97, 15.95) | 16.78 (15.92, 17.67) | 18.94 (18.03, 19.88) | <0.001 | 0.72 (0.69, 0.74) |
| 35–49 years | 5.88 (5.22, 6.61) | 7.66 (7.11, 8.26) | 7.10 (6.40, 7.85) | 7.97 (7.41, 8.57) | 8.93 (8.21, 9.71) | 10.26 (9.49, 11.07) | 11.41 (10.59, 12.28) | <0.001 | 0.39 (0.38, 0.41) |
| 50–64 years | 4.33 (3.58, 5.24) | 5.92 (5.15, 6.81) | 5.87 (5.12, 6.73) | 5.51 (4.73, 6.41) | 6.65 (5.90, 7.50) | 6.81 (6.00, 7.73) | 8.88 (7.96, 9.89) | <0.001 | 0.26 (0.25, 0.28) |
| 65+ years | 1.09 (0.60, 1.96) | 1.41 (1.07, 1.87) | 1.22 (0.78, 1.90) | 2.22 (1.63, 3.01) | 2.42 (1.95, 2.99) | 2.51 (1.80, 3.48) | 3.38 (2.75, 4.14) | <0.001 | 0.08 (0.07, 0.09) |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 9.74 (9.18, 10.34) | 11.03 (10.63, 11.44) | 10.50 (9.88, 11.16) | 11.17 (10.63, 11.74) | 11.74 (11.08, 12.44) | 12.29 (11.71, 12.89) | 13.97 (13.39, 14.57) | <0.001 | REF |
| Female | 5.56 (5.06, 6.11) | 6.13 (5.80, 6.48) | 6.28 (5.91, 6.66) | 6.57 (6.23, 6.92) | 7.33 (6.87, 7.82) | 8.04 (7.54, 8.58) | 9.13 (8.60, 9.69) | <0.001 | 0.57 (0.55, 0.59) |
| Race and ethnicityc | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 6.31 (5.55, 7.18) | 6.62 (5.93, 7.38) | 7.21 (6.55, 7.94) | 7.45 (6.57, 8.44) | 8.13 (7.38, 8.94) | 8.56 (7.71, 9.50) | 9.67 (8.87, 10.52) | <0.001 | 0.57 (0.54, 0.59) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 7.76 (7.31, 8.23) | 8.90 (8.55, 9.26) | 8.42 (7.92, 8.95) | 8.89 (8.50, 9.31) | 9.78 (9.30, 10.27) | 10.20 (9.78, 10.64) | 11.95 (11.41, 12.52) | <0.001 | REF |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.99 (7.85, 10.27) | 10.61 (9.62, 11.68) | 10.75 (9.82, 11.76) | 11.14 (10.24, 12.12) | 11.23 (10.39, 12.12) | 12.48 (11.32, 13.75) | 13.72 (12.72, 14.77) | <0.001 | 0.94 (0.89, 0.99) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial | 16.62 (13.03, 20.96) | 12.79 (10.96, 14.87) | 13.35 (11.39, 15.57) | 16.83 (14.14, 19.91) | 15.69 (12.96, 18.88) | 17.38 (14.72, 20.40) | 19.72 (16.71, 23.11) | 0.005 | 1.51 (1.39, 1.65) |
| Another non-Hispanic race | 3.86 (2.85, 5.21) | 4.05 (3.19, 5.13) | 4.20 (3.28, 5.35) | 4.65 (3.91, 5.53) | 5.05 (4.20, 6.06) | 6.70 (5.70, 7.87) | 5.33 (4.52, 6.27) | <0.001 | 0.40 (0.37, 0.44) |
| Educational attainment (ages 26+) | |||||||||
| Less than high school degree | 6.40 (5.24, 7.80) | 6.42 (5.53, 7.45) | 6.03 (5.25, 6.92) | 6.21 (5.32, 7.24) | 7.46 (6.35, 8.73) | 8.32 (7.05, 9.78) | 8.86 (7.71, 10.17) | <0.001 | REF |
| High school graduate/GED | 6.01 (5.09, 7.10) | 7.48 (6.75, 8.29) | 6.88 (6.02, 7.85) | 7.38 (6.63, 8.22) | 8.37 (7.60, 9.21) | 8.98 (8.17, 9.85) | 10.48 (9.56, 11.46) | <0.001 | 1.06 (0.99, 1.12) |
| Some college/Associate degree | 6.18 (5.31, 7.19) | 8.04 (7.35, 8.78) | 7.93 (7.28, 8.63) | 8.68 (8.02, 9.38) | 9.13 (8.46, 9.85) | 9.80 (9.03, 10.62) | 12.63 (11.5, 13.79) | <0.001 | 1.19 (1.12, 1.26) |
| College graduate or more | 4.48 (3.79, 5.30) | 5.09 (4.55, 5.68) | 5.14 (4.52, 5.84) | 5.95 (5.37, 6.60) | 6.57 (5.92, 7.29) | 7.46 (6.67, 8.33) | 8.26 (7.48, 9.12) | <0.001 | 0.88 (0.82, 0.95) |
| Total annual family income | |||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 11.25 (10.27, 12.32) | 12.25 (11.36, 13.20) | 11.30 (10.50, 12.15) | 11.99 (11.29, 12.73) | 13.58 (12.35, 14.92) | 13.58 (12.71, 14.49) | 15.46 (14.52, 16.45) | <0.001 | REF |
| $20,000 to $49,999 | 7.83 (7.07, 8.66) | 9.31 (8.75, 9.90) | 8.92 (8.21, 9.69) | 9.56 (9.00, 10.14) | 10.00 (9.39, 10.65) | 10.69 (10.09, 11.31) | 11.88 (11.22, 12.58) | <0.001 | 0.79 (0.75, 0.83) |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 6.51 (5.76, 7.34) | 7.23 (6.55, 7.98) | 7.75 (6.96, 8.63) | 7.84 (7.07, 8.69) | 8.37 (7.52, 9.30) | 9.58 (8.69, 10.55) | 11.64 (10.67, 12.69) | <0.001 | 0.66 (0.62, 0.70) |
| $75,000 or more | 5.89 (5.32, 6.53) | 6.43 (5.90, 7.00) | 6.62 (6.04, 7.26) | 7.16 (6.73, 7.63) | 7.82 (7.26, 8.42) | 8.51 (7.95, 9.10) | 9.71 (9.13, 10.33) | <0.001 | 0.59 (0.57, 0.62) |
Bolded cells indicate statistical significance at p<0.05.
a
Adjusted linear test in trend of the effect of survey year on current cannabis use overall and by each sociodemographic subgroup
b
Adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals calculated using multivariable logistic regression between survey year and each sociodemographic characteristic and current cannabis use
c
Another non-Hispanic race included respondents who identified as non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native, and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander.