Table II.

Prevalence of cannabis use in preceding year (%) in Inuit population aged 15 years or over in Nunavik, 2004

	EPa	Partial non-response (%)	Consumers		pb
			%	95% CI
Gender					<0.0001
Men	2,200	0.4	72.6	68.8–76.5
Women	1,350	2.0	46.8	43.1–50.5
Age group					<0.0001
15–19 years	830	1.6	77.7	71.2–83.3
20–24 years	630	0.7	75.5	67.9–82.1
25–44 years	1,690	1.2	65.0	60.4–69.5
45 years +	400	1.1	28.6	22.9–34.3
Marital status					<0.0001
Single	1,690	1.3	73.1	69.0–77.1
Married or common law	1,630	1.0	52.5	47.9–57.0
Separated, divorced or widowed	170	2.6	43.5	30.4–56.5
Education levelc					<0.0001
Completed elementary school or less	430	1.8	34.7	27.8–41.5
Incomplete secondary school	2,350	1.1	72.2	68.5–75.9
Completed secondary school or higher	690	0.5	56.2	48.9–63.5
Income					0.0004
Less than $20,000	1,960	1.1	66.9	63.0–70.9
$20,000–39,999	660	1.0	55.6	48.7–62.5
$40,000 and over	480	0.6	51.6	43.6–59.6
Occupation					0.006
Work	2,510	1.1	63.7	60.1–67.3
Otherd	910	1.4	54.6	49.1–60.0
Region					0.583
Hudson	2,000	1.4	59.4	55.6–63.3
Ungava	1,550	1.0	61.1	56.4–65.9
Type of community					0.893
Dry community	2,700	0.8	60.0	56.6–63.4
Alcohol sales permitted	850	2.6	60.6	53.3–67.9

^aEstimated number of Nunavik residents in this situation, according to prevalence rates and the sampling methods used.

^bChi-square test with p values.

^cThe number of people with post-secondary education is likely to be overestimated.

^dOther: hunter support program, housework, retired or on pension, unemployment insurance, social welfare, student or other (disability, maternity leave, etc.).

Source: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004.