Table 4. Comparison of Conditional Fixed Effects Logit Subsample with the Subsample of Dropped Observations.
| Men (N=14,398) | Women (N=14,154) | |||||
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| Variables | FE Logit Subsample |
Dropped Subsample |
FE Logit Subsample |
Dropped Subsample |
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| N | 1,778 | 12,620 | 2,348 | 11,806 | ||
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Cannabis use variables
in the past year |
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| Any cannabis use (%)2 | 12.93 | 7.19 | *** | 6.38 | 3.81 | ** |
| Less than weekly cannabis use (%) |
7.64 | 4.46 | ** | 4.38 | 2.78 | |
| Weekly but less than daily cannabis use (%) |
4.16 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 0.76 | ||
| Daily cannabis use (%) | 1.12 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 0.26 | ||
| Cannabis abuse and/or dependence (%) |
3.76 | 2.56 | 1.74 | 0.90 | ||
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Demographics and other
characteristics |
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| White (%) | 57.70 | 63.72 | *** | 62.35 | 64.76 | * |
| African American (%) | 17.43 | 13.40 | *** | 17.29 | 16.70 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native (%) |
2.24 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.52 | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander (%) |
3.37 | 2.58 | 1.95 | 1.89 | ||
| Hispanic (%) | 19.23 | 18.71 | 16.86 | 15.11 | ||
| Born outside U.S. (%) | 12.59 | 15.45 | * | 12.01 | 9.68 | * |
| Age | 41.51 (12.92) |
41.27 (10.33) |
40.96 (11.27) |
41.93 (10.35) |
*** | |
| Currently married (%) | 49.60 | 63.74 | *** | 54.72 | 54.65 | |
| Currently widowed, separated or divorced (%) |
18.95 | 15.45 | ** | 22.78 | 24.25 | |
| Never married (%) | 31.43 | 20.79 | *** | 22.48 | 21.08 | |
| Persons in household | 2.49 (1.45) |
2.79 (1.48) |
*** | 2.84 (1.47) |
2.69 (1.37) |
*** |
| Years of schooling | 13.52 (3.11) |
14.04 (3.16) |
*** | 13.71 (2.74) |
14.26 (2.90) |
*** |
| Reside in urban area (%) | 83.68 | 83.57 | 83.09 | 84.29 | ||
| General health scale (SF 12)3 |
49.87 (11.74) |
52.90 (9.96) |
*** | 50.58 (11.47) |
52.49 (10.39) |
*** |
| Mental health scale (SF 12)3 |
51.03 (10.93) |
53.21 (9.16) |
*** | 49.23 (10.86) |
50.70 (9.95) |
*** |
| Weekly binge drinker (%) |
24.46 | 18.29 | *** | 6.13 | 4.84 | |
| Current smoker (%) | 42.91 | 35.00 | *** | 34.88 | 25.84 | *** |
| Other drug user (%)4 | 7.81 | 4.68 | ** | 5.66 | 4.08 | |
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State unemployment rate
(%) 5 |
5.10 (0.97) |
5.04 (0.98) |
** | 5.03 (1.01) |
5.02 (0.98) |
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Notes: Sample excludes women who were pregnant at any time during the year prior to interview and individuals who were under age 21 in Wave 1 and age 65 or older in Wave 2. Standard deviations in parentheses.
Total personal income in past 12 months (including any income from food stamps) converted to constant 2001 USD.
Any cannabis use is equal to one for individuals who used cannabis in the last 12 months.
Scores derived from the SF-12 health survey that measures physical and social functioning, role functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, and mental health. The range is from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better physical and mental health status.
Any of the following drugs used in the past year: sedatives, tranquilizers, opioids, amphetamines, cocaine or crack, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin.
The state unemployment rate was calculated as an average of the rate over the past 12 months prior to interview date.
Statistically significant difference in variable medians across the binge drinking categories, p<0.01, Kruskal-Wallis equality of populations rank test.
Statistically significant difference in variable medians across the binge drinking categories, p<0.05, Kruskal-Wallis equality of populations rank test.
*Statistically significant difference in variable medians across the binge drinking categories, p<0.10, Kruskal-Wallis equality of populations rank test.