Table 2B.
Patterns of cannabis use by gender in 157 current users (aged 15–49 years) with wave 2 data, either followed up (88) or newly recruited (27) 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) | 27 (16–49) | 25 (15–46) | 26 (15–49) | |z| = −2.06, P = 0.039† |
| Median age of first use | Years (min-max) | 16 (8–30) | 16 (12–37) | 16 (8–37) | |z| = −0.51, P = 0.607 |
| Median duration of use | Years (min-max) | 8.1 (1.20–28.9) | 7.15 (0.20–26.1) | 7.80 (0.20–28.9) | |z| = −1.80, P = 0.072 |
| Heavy user | ≥6 cones/session at least once/week | 50 (63.3%) | 18 (62.1%) | 68 (63.0%) | P = 0.907 |
| Frequency | Daily | 35 (43.8%) | 9 (32.1%) | 44 (40.7%) | |
| Weekly | 41 (51.2%) | 16 (57.1%) | 57 (52.8%) | P = 0.393 | |
| Monthly | 4 (5.00%) | 3 (10.7%) | 7 (6.48%) | ||
| Median weekly spending | $AUD/week (min–max) | 55 (0–800) | 30 (0–300) | 50 (0–800) | |z| = −2.57, P = 0.010† |
| Severity of dependence scale | ≥3 symptoms | 56 (70.9%) | 18 (62.1%) | 75 (63.0%) | P = 0.968 |
| Intentions toward cannabis | None | 31 (56.4%) | 11 (47.8%) | 42 (53.8%) | |
| Trying or wishes to quit | 24 (43.6%) | 12 (52.2%) | 36 (46.2%) | P = 0.619 |
*
Pearson chi2 unless otherwise specified.
†
Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
No data for proxy (n = 42).