Table 1.
Past year marijuana use profile and sociodemographic characteristics of US working adults, NESARC longitudinal (2001–2002/2003–2004) and cross-sectional (2012–2013) cohorts
| 2001–2002 N=21,932 |
Job loss in 2003–2004 | 2012–2013 N=21,439 |
Job loss in 2012–2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (SE) | N=1,514 % (SE) |
% (SE) | N=1,907 % (SE) |
|
| Past year marijuana use | 4.53 (0.08) | 12.57 (0.48) | 10.27 (0.34) | 22.95 (1.30) |
| Frequency of use | ||||
| Daily | 0.97 (0.04) | 3.02 (0.26) | 3.02 (0.15) | 7.56 (0.76) |
| Weekly | 0.88 (0.02) | 2.76 (0.25) | 1.89 (0.11) | 4.62 (0.69) |
| Monthly or less | 2.68 (0.06) | 6.80 (0.31) | 5.36 (0.23) | 10.77 (1.00) |
| No use | 95.47 (0.08) | 87.43 (0.48) | 89.73 (0.34) | 77.05 (1.30) |
| Past year DSM-IV Use disorder | 1.21 (0.04) | 4.39 (0.25) | 2.63 (0.14) | 6.65 (0.71) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 72.38 (0.24) | 62.05 (0.81) | 65.33 (0.75) | 59.79 (1.56) |
| Black | 10.63 (0.18) | 16.65 (0.43) | 11.19 (0.60) | 16.36 (1.10) |
| Hispanic | 10.91 (0.10) | 14.80 (0.42) | 16.17 (0.67) | 16.89 (1.07) |
| Asian | 4.00 (0.07) | 3.49 (0.37) | 5.83 (0.47) | 4.00 (0.61) |
| Native American | 2.08 (0.11) | 3.02 (0.26) | 1.47 (0.14) | 2.97 (0.63) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 52.45 (0.22) | 57.28 (0.88) | 52.47 (0.38) | 57.89 (1.63) |
| Female | 47.55 (0.22) | 42.72 (0.88) | 47.53 (0.38) | 42.11 (1.63) |
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 | 23.00 (0.19) | 27.98 (0.77) | 23.83 (0.42) | 36.80 (1.43) |
| 30–44 | 38.43 (0.21) | 40.15 (0.69) | 32.56 (0.42) | 31.13 (1.61) |
| 45–55 | 24.17 (0.18) | 19.55 (0.61) | 23.01 (0.41) | 18.25 (1.10) |
| 55–65 | 11.81 (0.15) | 10.60 (0.36) | 16.78 (0.34) | 12.62 (1.11) |
| 65+ | 2.59 (0.05) | 1.73 (0.16) | 3.83 (0.17) | 1.19 (0.31) |
| Education | ||||
| <HS | 10.14 (0.12) | 17.71 (0.60) | 9.17 (0.35) | 13.46 (0.92) |
| HS/GED | 27.12 (0.26) | 29.62 (0.82) | 23.95 (0.63) | 31.50 (1.30) |
| Some college | 32.38 (0.21) | 35.12 (0.64) | 33.76 (0.60) | 35.97 (1.53) |
| College | 15.97 (0.13) | 10.11 (0.34) | 16.81 (0.49) | 11.01 (1.11) |
| College+ | 14.39 (0.13) | 7.44 (0.24) | 16.31 (0.53) | 8.05 (0.77) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 21.38 (0.19) | 27.14 (0.69) | 23.86 (0.46) | 36.85 (1.40) |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 13.51 (0.13) | 18.95 (0.62) | 15.88 (0.34) | 17.66 (1.08) |
| Married/living with someone as if married | 65.11 (0.17) | 53.91 (0.84) | 60.25 (0.57) | 45.50 (1.39) |
| Household Income $ | ||||
| 0–19,999 | 12.04 (0.16) | 22.96 (0.66) | 13.39 (0.36) | 25.63 (1.31) |
| 20,000–34,999 | 17.63 (0.16) | 22.06 (0.61) | 16.89 (0.37) | 21.96 (1.15) |
| 35,000–69,999 | 38.12 (0.20) | 33.11 (0.62) | 29.88 (0.41) | 28.53 (1.31) |
| ≥70,000 | 32.21 (0.18) | 21.87 (0.53) | 39.84 (0.71) | 23.88 (1.52) |
| Census region | ||||
| Northeast | 19.37 (0.12) | 17.92 (0.63) | 18.71 (0.61) | 19.46 (1.70) |
| Midwest | 24.73 (0.18) | 19.88 (0.61) | 21.90 (0.62) | 20.36 (1.39) |
| West | 22.15 (0.13) | 23.79 (0.72) | 36.13 (0.90) | 38.17 (1.86) |
| South | 33.76 (0.18) | 38.41 (0.89) | 23.25 (0.90) | 22.01 (1.62) |
| General Health | ||||
| Poor | 1.09 (0.05) | 2.53 (0.13) | 1.24 (0.09) | 2.44 (0.38) |
| Fair | 6.27 (0.10) | 12.18 (0.51) | 9.00 (0.28) | 13.43 (1.05) |
| Good | 22.68 (0.20) | 29.00 (0.78) | 28.07 (0.49) | 32.39 (1.62) |
| Very good | 34.46 (0.17) | 33.67 (0.87) | 36.24 (0.41) | 31.56 (1.30) |
| Excellent | 35.50 (0.20) | 22.61 (0.61) | 25.46 (0.53) | 20.19 (1.02) |
| Nativity | ||||
| Foreign-born | 13.21 (0.13) | 14.17 (0.44) | 17.22 (0.50) | 11.20 (0.75) |
| US-born | 86.79 (0.13) | 85.83 (0.44) | 82.78 (0.50) | 88.80 (0.75) |
| Lifetime mental problems | ||||
| Yes | 27.09 (0.18) | 43.75 (0.67) | 36.61 (0.60) | 47.90 (1.53) |
| No | 72.91 (0.18) | 56.25 (0.67) | 63.39 (0.60) | 52.10 (1.53) |
| Lifetime alcohol disorder | ||||
| Yes | 3.29 (0.09) | 25.68 (0.75) | 33.04 (0.58) | 47.71 (1.70) |
| No | 96.71 (0.09) | 74.32 (0.75) | 66.96 (0.58) | 52.29 (1.70) |
| Lifetime other drug disorder | ||||
| Yes | 1.95 (0.06) | 5.25 (0.27) | 5.79 (0.23) | 12.20 (1.09) |
| No | 98.05 (0.06) | 94.75 (0.27) | 94.21 (0.23) | 87.80 (1.09) |
| Family history of drug disorder | ||||
| Yes | 24.32 (0.19) | - | 31.67 (0.46) | 41.65 (1.41) |
| No | 75.68 (0.19) | - | 68.33 (0.46) | 58.35 (1.41) |
| Government aid as child | ||||
| Yes | - | 21.20 (0.65) | 16.48 (0.40) | 26.58 (1.30) |
| No | - | 78.80 (0.65) | 83.52 (0.40) | 73.42 (1.30) |
| Employment Status | ||||
| Unemployed | 3.85 (0.08) | 34.25 (0.85) | 7.46 (0.21) | 45.28 (1.57) |
| Employed | 96.15 (0.08) | 65.75 (0.85) | 92.54 (0.21) | 54.72 (1.57) |
| Occupational class | ||||
| Blue-collar | 17.92 (0.20) | 33.96 (0.85) | 19.01 (0.48) | 29.90 (1.54) |
| Service | 15.73 (0.15) | 17.35 (0.53) | 16.24 (0.37) | 19.84 (1.18) |
| Other | 2.56 (0.10) | 1.55 (0.29) | 2.04 (0.18) | 2.54 (0.53) |
| White collar | 63.80 (0.22) | 47.14 (0.77) | 62.71 (0.58) | 47.73 (1.75) |