Table 3.
Views of Persons in the United States on Important Public Health Domains Pertaining to Marijuana Use*
| Variable | U.S. Adults (n = 9003) | Past-Year Use | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 1270) | No (n = 7733) | 18–34 y (n = 2543) | 35–49 y (n = 2172) | 50–64 y (n = 2466) | ≥65 y (n = 1822) | ||
| How addictive is marijuana? | |||||||
| Very | 25.9 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 32 |
| Somewhat | 50.1 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 49 |
| Not at all | 22.4 | 53 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18; |
| How safe is marijuana use for pregnant women? | |||||||
| Completely unsafe | 76.3 | 46 | 81 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 85 |
| Somewhat unsafe | 15.8 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Somewhat safe | 5.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Completely safe | 2.3 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| How does driving under the influence of marijuana compare with driving under the influence of alcohol? | |||||||
| Much less safe | 15.2 | 5.2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| Somewhat less safe | 9.5 | 5.5 | 10 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 10 | 13 |
| Equally safe | 44.4 | 27 | 47 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
| Somewhat safer | 17.1 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Much safer | 10.5 | 32 | 6.9 | 14 | 14 | 8.8 | 6 |
| How does smoking 1 marijuana joint per day compare with smoking 1 cigarette per day? | |||||||
| Much less safe | 17.9 | 4.3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 25 |
| Somewhat less safe | 14.9 | 6.4 | 16 | 9.9 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Equally safe | 25.6 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
| Somewhat safer | 18.8 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Much safer | 19.4 | 53 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 11 |
| How safe is exposing adults to secondhand smoke from marijuana? | |||||||
| Completely unsafe | 49.3 | 11 | 56 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 |
| Somewhat unsafe | 31.9 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Somewhat safe | 11.6 | 28 | 8.9 | 17 | 15 | 9.8 | 6.6 |
| Completely safe | 6.4 | 22 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| How safe is exposing children to secondhand smoke from marijuana? | |||||||
| Completely unsafe | 72.8 | 48 | 77 | 65 | 67 | 75 | 81 |
| Somewhat unsafe | 18.9 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| Somewhat safe | 5.2 | 14 | 3.7 | 8 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Completely safe | 2.4 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1 |
| How does secondhand smoke from marijuana compare with secondhand smoke from tobacco? | |||||||
| Much less safe | 16.4 | 4.5 | 18 | 12 | l.» | 1? | 23 |
| Somewhat less safe | 13.3 | 4.7 | 15 | 9.5 | 16 | 14” | 19 |
| Equally safe | 29.8 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 31 |
| Somewhat safer | 20.7 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
| Much safer | 16.6 | 46 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 9.7 |
| How does smoking 1 marijuana joint per day compare with drinking 1 glass of wine per day? | |||||||
| Much less safe | 32.1 | 8.4 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 41 |
| Somewhat less safe | 23.7 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Equally safe | 28.0 | 41 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 24 |
| Somewhat safer | 6.2 | 13 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
| Much safer | 7.3 | 24 | 4.4 | 11 | 11 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
*
Values are weighted percentages.