Table 1.
Survey questions used in analysis
| Area | Question | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| Response variables | ||
| Cannabis use | ||
| Lifetime use | During your life, how many times have you used marijuana (grass, pot, cannabis)? | 0 times (never); 1 or 2 times; 3 to 9 times; 10 to 19 times; 20 to 39 times; 40 to 99 times; 100 or more times |
| Past 30 days | During the past 30 days, how many times have you used marijuana (grass, pot, cannabis)? | 0 times; 1 or 2 times; 3 to 9 times; 10 to 19 times; 20 to 39 times; 40 or more times |
| Explanatory variables | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| Gender | Are you male or female? | Male; Female |
| Grade | What grade are you currently in? | Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Other (if other, please describe): |
| Ethnicity | How would you describe yourself? Please mark all that apply (these categories are from the 2001 Census) | Aboriginal/First Nation (e.g., North American Indian, Metis, Eskimo); Arab; Black (e.g., African, Haitian, Jamaican, Somali); Chinese; Filipino; Japanese; Korean; Latin American; South East Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Laotian); South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sri Lankan); West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian) White/Caucasian; Other (specify) |
| Economic status | Compared to other families in British Columbia, is your household's financial situation (how much money your family has)…? | Much better; Somewhat better; About the same; Somewhat worse; Much worse |
| Health status | ||
| Physical health | How would you rate your physical health? | Excellent; Very good; Good; Fair Poor |
| Mental health | How would you rate your emotional or mental health? | Excellent; Very good; Good; Fair Poor |
| Depression | 12 items of the CES-D (Radloff, 1977) | |
| Life satisfaction | Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (40 items) (Huebner & Gilman, 2002) | |
| Academic performance | Compared to other students in your school, how do you rate yourself in the school work you do? | Far below average; Below average; Slightly below average; About average; Slight above average; Above average; Well above average |
| Peer integration | How often do you feel like an outsider (or left out of things at your school)? | All the time; Most of the time; Some of the time; Rarely; Never |
| Other substance use | ||
| Cigarette use | About how many cigarettes have you smoked in your entire life? | I have never had a puff of a cigarette; I have only had a puff or a few puffs; 1–5 cigarettes; 6–15 cigarettes; 16–25 cigarettes; 26–99 cigarettes (fewer than 5 packs); More than 100 cigarettes (more than 5 packs) |
| Alcohol use | In the last 12 months, how often have you drunk alcohol – liquor (rum, whiskey, etc.), wine, beer, coolers? | I have never tried alcohol in my life; I have not had any alcohol within the last 12 months; I had a sip of alcohol to see what it was like; Drank only at special events (i.e., Christmas, weddings, etc.); Once a month or less often; 2 or 3 times a month; Once a week; 2 or 3 times a week; More than 3 times a week |