Table 3.
State-level policy liberalism, adjusted predicted probability of state-level past year CU, and differences in past year prevalence of cannabis use
| Adjusted predicted probability of State- level past year CU+ |
Adjusted differences in past year prevalence of CU by state policy liberalism |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2006 | 2010-2012 | Model 1a [Policy liberalism + Time period + state-level covariates] |
Model 2a [Model 1a + MCL] |
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| Est. [SE] | Est. [SE] | Coef. [95% CI] | Coef. [95% CI] | ||
| AGES 12-17 | |||||
| Policy Liberalism | |||||
| Conservative | 13.72 [0.57] | 12.91 [0.49] | Ref | Ref | |
| Moderate | 14.31 [0.58] | 13.49 [0.58] | 0.58 [−0.67, 1.82] | 0.34 [−0.90, 1.59] | |
| Liberal | 15.69 [0.49] | 14.87 [0.57] | 1.96** [0.59, 3.32] | 1.58* [0.19, 2.97] | |
| Time Period | |||||
| 2004-2006 | Ref | Ref | |||
| 2010-2012 | -- | -- | −0.81 [−1.87, 0.24] | −0.62 [−1.66, 0.43] | |
| MCL Enacted | |||||
| No | Ref | ||||
| Yes | -- | -- | -- | 1.29* [0.10, 2.47] | |
| AGES 18-25 | |||||
| Policy Liberalism | |||||
| Conservative | 27.87 [0.98] | 28.27 [0.90] | Ref | Ref | |
| Moderate | 29.89 [0.98] | 30.29 [0.95] | 2.02* [0.06, 3.97] | 1.38 [−0.54, 3.30] | |
| Liberal | 31.56 [0.90] | 31.95 [1.00] | 3.68** [1.32, 6.04] | 2.96* [0.65, 5.27] | |
| Time Period | |||||
| 2004-2006 | Ref | Ref | |||
| 2010-2012 | -- | -- | 0.40 [−1.25, 2.04] | 0.85 [−0.76, 2.46] | |
| MCL Enacted | |||||
| No | Ref | ||||
| Yes | -- | -- | -- | 3.56*** [1.81, 5.32] | |
| AGES 26+ | |||||
| Policy Liberalism | |||||
| Conservative | 7.30 [0.45] | 6.67 [0.39] | Ref | ||
| Moderate | 7.68 [0.45] | 7.04 [0.45] | 0.37 [−0.59, 1.34] | −0.06 [−0.98, 0.87] | |
| Liberal | 8.62 [0.40] | 7.99 [0.45] | 1.32* [0.24, 2.39] | 0.70 [−0.35, 1.73] | |
| Time Period | |||||
| 2004-2006 | Ref | Ref | |||
| 2010-2012 | -- | -- | −0.63 [1.45, 0.18] | −0.31 [−1.09, 0.47] | |
| MCL Enacted | |||||
| No | Ref | ||||
| Yes | -- | -- | -- | 2.15*** [1.27, 3.03] | |
*
p-value<0.05;
**
p-value<0.01;
***
p-value<0.001
+
From marginal
State-level demographic covariates included the state’s population total, percentage male, percentage white non-Hispanic individuals and percentage people ages 10-24. State-level economic covariates included the percentage of individuals 25 and over who completed high school, the state unemployment rate, and median household income. Data for these covariates were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in 2005 and 2010.