Table 1.
Past-Year Prevalence of Marijuana Use by Sociodemographic Characteristics, 2001–2013a
| Sociodemographic Characteristics |
% (SE) | |
|---|---|---|
| NESARC Wave 1, 2001–2002 |
NESARC-III, 2012–2013 |
|
| Total | 4.1 (0.15) | 9.5 (0.27) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 5.6 (0.24) | 12.3 (0.40) |
| Female | 2.6 (0.15) | 6.9 (0.29) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18–29 | 10.5 (0.47) | 21.2 (0.67) |
| 30–34 | 4.1 (0.24) | 10.1 (0.41) |
| 45–64 | 1.6 (0.15) | 5.9 (0.28) |
| ≥65 | 0.0 (0.02) | 1.3 (0.22) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 4.1 (0.17) | 9.4 (0.34) |
| Black | 4.7 (0.35) | 12.7 (0.64) |
| Native American | 7.0 (1.15) | 17.1 (2.32) |
| Asian | 3.1 (0.54) | 5.0 (0.59) |
| Hispanic | 3.3 (0.31) | 8.4 (0.50) |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 4.5 (0.38) | 9.7 (0.51) |
| High school | 4.0 (0.26) | 10.4 (0.43) |
| Some college | 4.0 (0.17) | 9.1 (0.32) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 2.1 (0.13) | 5.5 (0.24) |
| Widowed/separated | 3.4 (0.30) | 8.3 (0.40) |
| Not married | 10.5 (0.41) | 21.0 (0.65) |
| Income, $ | ||
| 0–19 999 | 6.3 (0.34) | 15.6 (0.61) |
| 20 000–34 999 | 4.2 (0.28) | 9.8 (0.47) |
| 35 000–69 999 | 3.4 (0.23) | 8.4 (0.33) |
| ≥70 000 | 2.8 (0.24) | 5.9 (0.33) |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Urban | 4.3 (0.18) | 10.1 (0.27) |
| Rural | 3.3 (0.27) | 7.2 (0.53) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 4.3 (0.30) | 10.7 (0.53) |
| Midwest | 4.1 (0.25) | 9.0 (0.64) |
| South | 2.9 (0.19) | 7.7 (0.43) |
| West | 5.6 (0.43) | 11.9 (0.50) |
Abbreviation: NESARC, National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
a
All comparisons of 2001–2002 and 2012–2013 indicate significant differences, P < .05.