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Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 4;173(6):588–599. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15070907

Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) of 12-Month and Lifetime DSM-5 Cannabis Use Disorder by Sociodemographic Characteristicsa

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)b
Characteristic 12-Month Cannabis Use Disorder Lifetime Cannabis Use Disorder
Any Cannabis Use Disorder Mild Moderate Severe Any Cannabis Use Disorder Mild Moderate Severe
Sex
 Male 2.2 (1.84–2.68) 2.2 (1.77–2.79) 1.8 (1.26–2.51) 2.8 (1.99–4.02) 2.1 (1.84–2.33) 1.9 (1.64–2.18) 2.1 (1.64–2.57) 2.4 (1.93–2.95)
 Female 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Black 1.4 (1.11–1.79) 1.1 (0.88–1.47) 1.7 (1.09–2.56) 2.0 (1.20–3.30) 0.9 (0.74–1.09) 0.8 (0.64–1.00) 0.9 (0.64–1.26) 1.1 (0.77–1.43)
 Native American 2.1 (1.18–3.67) 1.7 (0.66–4.59) 1.7 (0.75–3.86) 3.6 (1.41–9.36) 1.7 (1.18–2.38) 1.5 (0.87–2.62) 1.1 (0.55–2.20) 2.4 (1.42–3.94)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 (0.24–0.59) 0.2 (0.08–0.46) 0.6 (0.27–1.47) 0.8 (0.33–1.87) 0.3 (0.25–0.49) 0.3 (0.20–0.58) 0.4 (0.22–0.64) 0.3 (0.20–0.60)
 Hispanic 0.7 (0.52–0.81) 0.5 (0.35–0.64) 0.8 (0.46–1.40) 1.1 (0.69–1.83) 0.4 (0.37–0.55) 0.4 (0.29–0.47) 0.5 (0.34–0.79) 0.5 (0.39–0.71)
Age, y
 18–29 7.2 (5.45–9.51) 6.5 (4.38–9.59) 7.1 (4.58–10.98) 9.7 (4.87–19.41) 2.9 (2.53–3.40) 2.4 (1.97–2.96) 3.3 (2.41–4.51) 3.6 (2.79–4.73)
 30–44 3.6 (2.71–4.75) 3.5 (2.40–5.03) 3.0 (1.84–4.82) 4.8 (2.46–9.36) 2.3 (1.96–2.62) 1.9 (1.50–2.31) 2.2 (1.65–2.95) 3.1 (2.36–4.01)
 ≥45 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
Marital status
 Married/cohabiting 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Widowed/separated/divorced 1.8 (1.30–2.49) 1.8 (1.18–2.74) 1.8 (0.92–3.39) 1.8 (0.93–3.59) 1.2 (1.02–1.36) 1.2 (0.96–1.54) 1.3 (1.00–1.79) 1.0 (0.79–1.34)
 Never married 1.8 (1.48–2.24) 1.8 (1.26–2.46) 2.3 (1.53–3.52) 1.5 (1.01–2.33) 1.2 (1.07–1.40) 1.2 (1.00–1.54) 1.6 (1.26–2.05) 1.0 (0.79–1.22)
Education
 Less than high school 1.2 (0.92–1.60) 1.2 (0.83–1.65) 1.3 (0.72–2.47) 1.2 (0.77–1.93) 1.0 (0.82–1.16) 0.9 (0.73–1.14) 1.1 (0.74–1.58) 1.0 (0.73–1.31)
 High school 1.1 (0.95–1.38) 1.1 (0.86–1.46) 1.2 (0.80–1.67) 1.2 (0.79–1.83) 1.2 (1.04–1.35) 1.2 (1.04–1.48) 1.1 (0.89–1.47) 1.1 (0.91–1.43)
 Some college or higher 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
Family income, $
 0–19,999 2.5 (1.89–3.34) 2.4 (1.61–3.51) 2.0 (1.05–3.79) 3.7 (2.00–6.79) 1.7 (1.46–2.10) 1.6 (1.26–2.16) 1.6 (1.12–2.34) 2.0 (1.43–2.81)
 20,000–34,999 1.5 (1.07–2.06) 1.6 (1.06–2.46) 1.1 (0.59–1.88) 1.7 (0.91–3.35) 1.4 (1.14–1.65) 1.5 (1.19–1.92) 1.1 (0.76–1.52) 1.4 (1.00–1.97)
 35,000–69,999 1.4 (1.03–1.83) 1.4 (0.96–2.06) 1.4 (0.71–2.73) 1.3 (0.70–2.31) 1.3 (1.09–1.51) 1.3 (1.05–1.69) 1.1 (0.79–1.62) 1.3 (1.04–1.73)
 ≥70,000 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
Urbanicity
 Urban 1.2 (0.92–1.48) 1.3 (0.98–1.79) 1.1 (0.72–1.63) 0.9 (0.54–1.54) 1.2 (0.98–1.40) 1.3 (1.01–1.62) 1.1 (0.79–1.48) 1.1 (0.85–1.42)
 Rural 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
Region
 Northeast 0.8 (0.65–1.06) 0.7 (0.49–0.90) 1.1 (0.64–1.83) 1.1 (0.68–1.73) 0.9 (0.80–1.10) 0.8 (0.65–1.10) 0.9 (0.60–1.25) 1.1 (0.92–1.43)
 Midwest 0.6 (0.50–0.84) 0.5 (0.39–0.77) 0.7 (0.41–1.06) 1.0 (0.58–1.72) 0.8 (0.68–0.92) 0.7 (0.58–0.91) 0.7 (0.52–1.00) 1.0 (0.76–1.21)
 South 0.6 (0.48–0.77) 0.6 (0.43–0.73) 0.6 (0.39–0.96) 0.8 (0.46–1.25) 0.7 (0.53–0.83) 0.7 (0.53–0.86) 0.7 (0.46–1.03) 0.6 (0.47–0.85)
 West 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
a

Significant (p < 0.05) odds ratios appear in bold font.

b

Odds ratios for associations of each sociodemographic variable with any, mild, moderate, and severe Cannabis use disorders are adjusted for all other sociodemographic characteristics.