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. 2015 Mar 8;10:8. doi: 10.1186/s13011-015-0002-9

Table 4.

Self-reported cannabis use by random subsample (expressed in %), using the cannabis-related questions of the ASSIST V3.0 questionnaire

Question Web total sample (n = 1366) Web subsample 1 n = 675 Web subsample 2 n = 691 p 1
2. In the past three months how often have you used cannabis? 1.0
- Never 2.5 2.5 2.5
- One or two times 3.9 3.9 3.9
- Monthly 4.2 4.1 4.3
- Weekly 15.4 16.0 14.8
- Daily or almost daily 74.0 73.5 74.5
3. During the past three months how often have you had a strong desire or urge to use cannabis? 0.6
- Never 12.3 12.6 12.2
- One or two times 14.0 15.3 12.6
- Monthly 5.3 5.3 4.9
- Weekly 18.4 17.9 18.8
- Daily or almost daily 50.1 48.9 51.5
4. During the past three months how often has your use of cannabis led to health, social, legal or financial problems? 0.8
- Never 45.0 44.4 45.7
- One or two times 21.2 22.4 19.8
- Monthly 13.3 13.2 13.5
- Weekly 11.8 11.3 12.3
- Daily or almost daily 8.7 8.7 8.7
5. During the past three months how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of cannabis? 0.8
- Never 40.5 41.5 39.4
- One or two times 22.3 21.0 23.7
- Monthly 10.9 10.8 11.1
- Weekly 15.6 15.7 15.2
- Daily or almost daily 10.8 11.0 10.6
6. Has a friend or relative or anyone else ever expressed concern about your use of cannabis? 0.3
- No, never 35.3 34.2 36.0
- Yes, in the past three months 17.2 16.1 18.2
- Yes, but not in the past three months 47.5 49.6 45.7
7. Have you ever tried to control, cut down or stop using cannabis? 0.7
- No, never 35.3 36.0 35.2
- Yes, in the past three months 25.8 24.7 26.8
- Yes, but not in the past three months 38.9 39.3 38.1
Cannabis involvement score (sum of responses to Q2-Q7) 22.8 (9.9) 22.8 (9.8) 22.8 (10.0) 1.0
Risk level according to ASSIST v3.0 0.9
- Low (0–3) 3.3 3.1 3.6
- Moderate (4–26) 54.2 53.8 53.8
- High (≥27) 42.5 43.1 42.5

p-Values resulting from comparison of Subsample 1 and Subsample 2.