Table 1. Characteristics by Preferred Method of Marijuana Use.
| Blunt (N=98) | Joint (N=80) | Pipe (N=73) | Statistics | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F or X2 | ||
| Age (SD) | 30.9 (8.4) | 41.4 (9.1) | 38.5 (9.7) | 32.2 | <0.0001 |
| Gender | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Male | 85 % | 71 % | 85 % | 3.2 | 0.04 |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 47 % | 14 % | 1 % | 99.5 | <0.0001 |
| White | 13 % | 49 % | 83 % | ||
| Hispanic | 36 % | 28 % | 13 % | ||
| Others | 4 % | 10 % | 3 % | ||
| Years of Education (SD) | 13.5 (2.5) | 14.6 (2.5) | 15.6 (2.6) | 14.5 | <0.0001 |
| Married | 15 % | 33 % | 38 % | 18.9 | 0.004 |
| Employed | 53 % | 71 % | 73 % | 23.2 | 0.11 |
| Weight in grams per unit of use (SD) | 0.97 (0.47) | 0.66 (0.45) | 0.39 (0.64) | 100.7 a | <0.0001 |
| Value in US dollars per unit of use(SD) | 9.0 (8.4) | 6.5 (4.0) | 4.5 (3.4) | 46.5 a | <0.0001 |
| Value per gram in US dollars (SD) | 10.9 (7.4) | 12.9 (11.0) | 18.2 (11.0) | 16.1 a | <0.0001 |
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