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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Sep 9;180:227–233. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.017

Table 3.

Cannabis-Related Sleep Variables at Baseline1

N (%) or Mean (SD)
1. Past 1 Month Use of Cannabis Use to Improve Sleep
  Yes 627 (80%)
  No 157 (20%)
2. Past 1 Month Helpfulness of Cannabis Use to Improve Sleep 8.4 (1.8)
3. Past 6 Months Frequency of Cannabis Use to Help You Sleep
  Never/Almost never 91 (12%)
  Rarely 48 (7%)
  Sometimes 117 (16%)
  Often 161 (22%)
  Always/Almost always 316 (43%)
4. Past 6 Months Frequency of Cannabis Use because You Are Having Problems Sleeping
  Never/Almost never 135 (19%)
  Rarely 65 (9%)
  Sometimes 108 (15%)
  Often 156 (21%)
  Always/Almost always 262 (36%)
5. Past 6 Months Frequency of Cannabis Use because Napping Easier/More Enjoyable
  Never/Almost never 357 (49%)
  Rarely 72 (10%)
  Sometimes 85 (12%)
  Often 81 (11%)
  Always/Almost always 129 (18%)
6. Experienced Insomnia from Marijuana or Prescription Pain Pills/Past 6 Months?
  Yes 15 (2%)
  No 767 (98%)
7. Experienced Drowsiness from Marijuana or Prescription Pain Pills/Past 6 Months?
  Yes 277 (35%)
  No 505 (65%)
8. Experienced Sleep Difficulty When Reduced or Stopped Cannabis/Past 6 Months?
  None 275 (36%)
  Mild 124 (16%)
  Moderate 179 (23%)
  Severe 197 (25%)
9. Experienced Strange Dreams When Reduced or Stopped Cannabis/Past 6 Months
  None 630 (82%)
  Mild 78 (10%)
  Moderate 40 (5%)
  Severe 20 (3%)
10. Trouble Falling/Staying Asleep, or Sleeping Too Much When Not Using Cannabis/2 Weeks
  Not at all 248 (32%)
  Several days 201 (26%)
  Over half the days 138 (18%)
  Nearly every day 180 (24%)
1

Percentages do not always add to 100% due to rounding.