Table 1.
Demographics and past psychedelic use.
| Demographic information | M | SD | Min | Max | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 32.25 | 10.20 | 19.00 | 74.00 | ||
| Male | 362 | 58.00 | ||||
| Female | 262 | 42.00 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 8.00 | ||||
| Education level | ||||||
| Lower Secondary education | 10 | 1.59 | ||||
| Upper Secondary or Vocational education | 201 | 31.96 | ||||
| University: Bachelor’s degree | 292 | 46.42 | ||||
| University: Master’s degree | 120 | 19.08 | ||||
| University: Doctoral degree | 6 | 0.95 | ||||
| Income level [1–5] | 2.77 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 5.00 | ||
| Past psychedelic use | ||||||
| Cumulative frequency | 7.70 | 26.72 | 1.00 | 500.00 | ||
| Time since last use (years) | 2.93 | 5.48 | 0.00 | 45.83 | ||
| Time since most meaningful experience (years) | 2.22 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 25.00 | ||
| Average frequency of use | ||||||
| Once every four years or less often | 290 | 46.10 | ||||
| Once every three years | 31 | 4.93 | ||||
| Once every two years | 70 | 11.13 | ||||
| Once a year | 81 | 12.88 | ||||
| Few times a year | 128 | 20.35 | ||||
| Monthly | 21 | 3.34 | ||||
| Weekly | 6 | 0.95 | ||||
| Daily | 2 | 0.32 | ||||
| Average dose [1–3] | 1.42 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 3.00 | ||
| Experience facilitated by | ||||||
| LSD | 293 | 47.00 | ||||
| Psilocybin | 339 | 54.00 | ||||
| DMT | 40 | 6.00 | ||||
| 5-MeO-DMT | 4 | 0.60 | ||||
| Mescaline | 20 | 3.00 | ||||
| Most frequently reported setting | ||||||
| Home or home-like environment | 440 | 70.00 | ||||
| Nature | 56 | 9.00 | ||||
| Public gathering (e.g., a festival) | 56 | 9.00 | ||||
| Most frequently reported intention | ||||||
| To relax and enjoy | 377 | 60.00 | ||||
| Curiosity | 327 | 52.00 | ||||
| Spiritual | 63 | 10.00 | ||||
| Therapeutic | 44 | 7.00 | ||||
| Most frequently reported country of origin | ||||||
| South Africa | 150 | 24.00 | ||||
| UK | 111 | 18.00 | ||||
| Poland | 74 | 12.00 | ||||
| Portugal | 53 | 8.5 | ||||
| Other | 236 | 37.5 | ||||
The average dose was estimated on an ordinal scale from 1 to 3 (1 = Small; 2 = Medium; 3 = Strong) with a “Don’t know” option included. Examples of typical doses of commonly used substances were given. LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, DMT Dimethyltryptamine, 5-MeO-DMT 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine.