Table 2.

Comparison of Mean (SD) Nicotine Dependence Scores among Cigarette Smokers Aged 45 Years and over Reporting Marijuana Use vs Non-use in the Past 30 Days

		Past 30-Day Marijuana Use
		Yes	No	p-value
	N	(N = 69)	(N = 437)	Unadjusted	Adjusted a
FTNDb Score
Overall	506	5.1 (2.4)	4.3 (2.1)	<.01*	.01*
State Legalization
Illegal	299	5.2 (2.5)	4.4 (2.1)	.04*	.12
< 10 Years	112	5.0 (2.5)	4.0 (1.9)	.15	.40
≥ 10 Years	95	5.1 (2.1)	4.2 (2.1)	.14	.09†
HONCb Score
Overall	506	5.9 (1.5)	5.2 (2.3)	.01*	.05†
State Legalization
Illegal	299	5.7 (1.5)	5.3 (2.4)	.23	.49
< 10 Years	112	6.4 (1.1)	4.9 (2.3)	.04*	.03*
≥ 10 Years	95	6.1 (1.7)	5.5 (1.9)	.20	.05†

^*ANOVA/ANCOVA, p < .05

^†p < .10

Note.

^aAdjusted models accounted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and community (ie, urban, suburban, rural)

^bAbbreviations: FTND=Fagerstrom Tolerance for Nicotine Dependence; HONC=Hooked on Nicotine Checklist