Table 1.
Sociodemographics and other descriptive variables among qualitative subsample (N=40) and larger sample (N=210) of young adult medical marijuana patients
| Variable | Medical Users n=30 n (%) |
Non-Medical Users n=10 n (%) |
Total N=40 n (%) |
Total N=210 n (%) |
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| Age, mean (sd) | 21.9 (2.4) | 21.7 (2.8) | 21.8 (2.5) | 21.4 (2.5) |
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| Gender/Sex at birth | 14 (46.7%) | 8 (80.0%) | 22 (55.0%) | 143 (68.1%) |
| Male | ||||
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| Sexual identity | 22 (73.3%) | 6 (60.0%) | 28 (70.0%) | 165 (80.5%) |
| Heterosexual | ||||
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| Race* | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 7 (23.3%) | 3 (30.0%) | 10 (25.0%) | 59 (28.6%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 7 (23.3) | 1 (10.0%) | 8 (20.0%) | 36 (17.5%) |
| Non-Hispanic Multiracial | 2 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.0%) | 12 (5.8%) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 9 (4.4%) |
| Hispanic/Latinoa | 13 (43.3%) | 4 (40.0%) | 17 (42.5%) | 90 (43.7%) |
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| Education/ | ||||
| Some college or above | 25 (83.3%) | 9 (90.0%) | 34 (85.0%) | 154 (73.3%) |
| Currently in school/educational program | 23 (76.7%) | 8 (80.0%) | 31 (77.5%) | 137 (66.2%) |
| Employment History | ||||
| Employed | 16 (53.3%) | 5 (50.0%) | 21 (52.5%) | 118 (56.2%) |
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| Chronic Health Condition (yes) | 22 (73.3%) | 3 (30.0%) | 25 (62.5%) | 75 (35.7%) |
| 90 Day Marijuana Use, mean (sd) | 73.5 (20.7) | 71.9 (26.4) | 73.1 (21.9) | 76.4 (21.7) |
| Emotional Regulation, | ||||
| Cognitive Reappraisal, mean (sd) | 5.2 (1.3) | 6.0 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.3) | 5.0 (1.4) |
| Emotion Suppression mean (sd) | 3.6 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.5) | 3.5 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.2) |
a
Among Hispanic/Latinos, participants also identified as: Multiracial (N=2) and White (N=3).
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1 refuse to answer for medicinal users, 1 refuse to answer for non-medicinal users