Table 1.
Participant Characteristics in the Current Study Compared to Other Populations of Daily Marijuana Users
| Current study | Ambivalent users | Population-based users | Real world treatment seekers | Treatment research volunteers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 142) | MJ Check-Up, 2007 (n=587) | 2010 NSDUH (n= 1323) | 2010 TED clients (n = 10,698) | MJ Tx Project, 1997 (n = 360) | Kadden, 2007 (n = 240) | |
| Mean age | 33 | 30 | - | 36 | 33 | |
| % Women | 58 | 25 | 30 | 49 | 32 | 29 |
| % ≤ HS education | 29 | 51 | 85 | - | - | |
| % Married | 14 | 24 | 12 | 40 | 55 | |
| % Minority | 47 | 16 | 32 | 62 | 30 | 40 |
| % Employed | 48 | 68 | 17 | 83 | 73 | |
| Age of onset of mj use | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | |
| Times used/day | 4 | 3 | - | - | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| % Mj abuse or | 80 | 22 | 91 | 100 | 100 | |
| dependence* | ||||||
HS = high school, MJ = marijuana, Tx = treatment, NSDUH = National Survey on Drug Use and Health, TED = Treatment Episode Data Set
*
Samples varied on criterion for abuse/dependence