Table 3.
Past-Year Prevalence of DSM-IV Marijuana Use Disorder (Abuse or Dependence) Among Past-Year Marijuana Users by Sociodemographic Characteristics, 2001–2013
| Sociodemographic Characteristics |
% (SE) | |
|---|---|---|
| NESARC Wave 1, 2001–2002 |
NESARC-III, 2012–2013 |
|
| Total | 35.6 (1.37) | 30.6 (1.04)a |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 38.9 (1.86) | 34.2 (1.26)a |
| Female | 29.2 (2.03) | 24.61 (1.46) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18–29 | 42.1 (1.97) | 35.4 (1.81)a |
| 30–34 | 27.9 (2.63) | 29.0 (1.81) |
| 45–64 | 25.8 (4.22) | 22.6 (2.17) |
| ≥65 | 27.3 (15.77) | 23.8 (5.54) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 34.4 (1.81) | 28.9 (1.34)a |
| Black | 38.6 (3.64) | 35.8 (2.27)a |
| Native American | 48.8 (7.82) | 31.9 (6.02) |
| Asian | 31.0 (10.23) | 26.0 (4.57) |
| Hispanic | 37.1 (3.45) | 33.3 (1.89) |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 39.6 (3.37) | 34.0 (2.86) |
| High school | 43.1 (2.62) | 35.0 (1.90) |
| Some college | 30.3 (1.72) | 27.7 (1.30) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 30.0 (2.73) | 25.6 (1.80) |
| Widowed/separated | 31.3 (3.92) | 27.5 (2.36) |
| Not married | 40.0 (1.89) | 34.9 (1.46)a |
| Income $ | ||
| 0–19 999 | 36.7 (2.27) | 34.6 (1.57) |
| 20 000–34 999 | 34.5 (3.02) | 28.6 (2.10) |
| 35 000–69 999 | 38.0 (2.80) | 29.7 (1.85)a |
| ≥70 000 | 30.8 (3.08) | 26.0 (2.31) |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Urban | 34.4 (1.41) | 30.3 (1.09)a |
| Rural | 41.9 (4.01) | 32.0 (2.60) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 37.9 (2.67) | 29.2 (2.69)a |
| Midwest | 39.4 (2.64) | 30.7 (2.44)a |
| South | 33.1 (2.82) | 33.8 (1.75) |
| West | 33.3 (2.63) | 28.1 (1.62) |
Abbreviation: NESARC, National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
a
P < .05, 2001–2002 compared with 2012–2013.