Table 2A.
Patterns of cannabis use by gender in 188 current users (aged 15–49 years) interviewed at wave 1 in three Cape York communities, far north Queensland, Australia, 2010–2011.
| Male n = 130 | Female n = 58 | Total n = 188 | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | Years (min–max) | 25 (16–49) | 23 (15–47) | 24 (15–49) | |z| = −1.86, P = 0.063† |
| Median age of first use | Years (min-max) | 16 (8–30) | 16 (12–37) | 16 (8–37) | |z| = −0.37, P = 0.714 |
| Median duration of use | Years (min-max) | 10.8 (1.20–28.9) | 6.20 (0.20–30.0) | 7.95 (0.20–30.0) | |z| = −3.50, P = 0.003 |
| Heavy user | ≥6 cones/session at least once/week | 56 (47.1%) | 25 (51.0%) | 81 (48.2%) | P = 0.640 |
| Frequency | Daily | 71 (55.0%) | 25 (45.5%) | 96 (52.2%) | |
| Weekly | 54 (41.9%) | 26 (47.3%) | 80 (43.5%) | P = 0.289 | |
| Monthly | 4 (3.10%) | 4 (7.27%) | 8 (4.35%) | ||
| Median weekly spending | $AUD/week (min-max) | 50 (0–1050) | 31 (0.0–350) | 50 (0.0–1050) | |z| = −2.45, P = 0.014† |
| Severity of Dependence Scale | ≥3 symptoms | 95 (76.6%) | 35 (66.0%) | 130 (73.4%) | P = 0.145 |
| Intentions toward cannabis | None | 65 (56.0%) | 29 (60.4%) | 94 (57.3%) | |
| Trying or wishes to quit | 51 (44.0%) | 19 (39.6%) | 70 (42.7%) | P = 0.606 |
*
Pearson chi2 unless otherwise specified.
†
Wilcoxon rank-sum test.