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. 2012 Feb 20;21(2):117–133. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1354

Table 1.

Prevalence of MUDs among past‐year marijuana users aged ≥ 18 years (N = 6917)

Selected variables, % (SE) Marijuana dependence Marijuana abuse Marijuana subthresholddependence Marijuana use without symptoms χ 2 (df) p‐Value
Sample size n = 853 n = 419 n = 1909 n = 3736
Overall 9.6 (0.52) 5.3 (0.37) 24.2 (0.93) 60.9 (1.08)
Gender
Male 10.0 (0.61) 6.3 (0.54) 28.1 (1.39) 55.7 (1.42) 47.3 (3)
Female 9.1 (0.69) 3.8 (0.52) 18.6 (1.21) 68.5 (1.48) <0.01
Age in years
18–25 13.6 (0.73) 6.6 (0.40) 29.0 (0.80) 50.8 (1.07) 90.5 (6)
26–35 10.6 (1.44) 5.0 (1.14) 25.1 (1.58) 59.4 (2.21) <0.01
35 or older 4.5 (0.90) 3.9 (0.88) 18.3 (2.26) 73.3 (2.36)
Race/ethnicity
White 8.5 (0.54) 5.1 (0.50) 24.0 (1.01) 62.4 (1.30) 32.4 (9)
African‐American 12.3 (1.71) 5.0 (1.15) 29.9 (3.09) 52.8 (2.81) <0.01
Hispanic 13.4 (2.01) 7.6 (1.39) 19.8 (1.80) 59.3 (2.59)
Other 8.1 (2.30) 3.2 (0.84) 19.5 (3.96) 69.3 (4.49)
Education
< High school 12.1 (1.52) 9.6 (1.44) 29.3 (1.68) 49.0 (2.70) 53.5 (6)
High school 11.8 (1.14) 5.8 (0.73) 26.3 (1.65) 56.1 (1.82) <0.01
≥ College 7.5 (0.58) 3.6 (0.44) 21.4 (1.35) 67.5 (1.58)
Family income
< $40,000 10.9 (0.80) 6.0 (0.59) 27.2 (1.02) 55.9 (1.37) 15.5 (6)
$40,000–$74,999 9.2 (1.20) 4.7 (0.80) 23.8 (1.56) 62.3 (1.97) <0.05
≥ $75,000 7.8 (0.96) 4.7 (0.78) 19.5 (2.22) 68.0 (2.83)

Note: Sample sizes are unweighted; all other results are weighted figures. Df, degrees of freedom; SE, standard error.