Table 1.

Prevalence, factor loadings and criterion response parameters: DSM–IV cannabis abuse and dependence criteria and with and without the cannabis use criterion among past year cannabis users (N = 1,603)^*

Past Year Cannabis Abuse (A), Dependence (D) and Consumption (C) Criteria	Prevalence (%)	Factor Loadings (One-Factor Model)		Model with Cannabis Use Criterion		Model without Cannabis Use Criterion
		With Cannabis Use Criterion	Without Cannabis Use Criterion	Discrimination (a), Estimate a (S.E.)	Severity (b), Estimate b (S.E.)	Discrimination (a), Estimate a (S.E.)	Severity (b), Estimate b (S.E.)
Tolerance (D)	10.42	0.773	0.763	1.78 (0.08)	1.69 (0.07)	1.77 (0.08)	1.70 (0.07)
Larger/Longer (D)	6.92	0.806	0.797	1.83 (0.09)	2.05 (0.08)	1.83 (0.09)	2.05 (0.08)
Quit/Control (D)	26.08	0.666	0.680	1.60 (0.07)	0.96 (0.06)	1.66 (0.07)	0.94 (0.05)
Time spent (D)	11.04	0.789	0.771	1.83 (0.08)	1.70 (0.07)	1.79 (0.08)	1.71 (0.07)
Activities given up (D)	3.24	0.798	0.814	1.76 (0.08)	2.84 (0.13)	1.77 (0.08)	2.83 (0.13)
Physical/Psychological problems (D)	11.85	0.761	0.783	1.73 (0.08)	1.69 (0.07)	1.77 (0.08)	1.67 (0.07)
Neglect roles (A)	3.31	0.804	0.801	1.78 (0.09)	2.70 (0.12)	1.78 (0.08)	2.70 (0.12)
Hazardous use (A)	27.89	0.677	0.663	1.73 (0.07)	0.83 (0.05)	1.70 (0.07)	0.84 (0.05)
Legal problems (A)	2.43	0.358	0.352	1.62 (0.07)	3.02 (0.15)	1.62 (0.07)	3.01 (0.15)
Social/Interpersonal problems (A)	11.73	0.725	0.731	1.70 (0.07)	1.65 (0.07)	1.73 (0.08)	1.63 (0.07)
Consumed one or more joints per week (C)	45.04	0.665	-	1.70 (0.07)	0.18 (0.05)	-	-
Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC)				10834.77		8966.20
Comparative Fit Index (CFI)		0.967	0.977
Tucker Lewis Index (TLI)		0.980	0.986
Root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA)		0.038	0.031

^*Cannabis use volume measure was consuming at least one joint a week during the year preceding the NESARC interview.