TABLE 1—
Sample Characteristics and Cannabis Use Prevalence by Demographic Characteristics: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Washington State, 2016
| Cannabis Use Prevalence (95% CI) |
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| Characteristic | Observations, No. (%) | Currenta | Frequentb |
| State total, 2016 | 11 765 (100.0) | 14.2 (13.4, 15.2) | 5.7 (5.2, 6.4) |
| Age group, y | |||
| 18–34 | 1 683 (14.3) | 24.2 (21.9, 26.7) | 9.4 (7.9, 11.1) |
| 35–64 | 5 647 (48.0) | 12.6 (11.6, 13.7) | 5.5 (4.8, 6.3) |
| 65–99 | 4 435 (37.7) | 4.7 (4.0, 5.5) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 6 574 (55.9) | 11.8 (10.7, 13.0) | 4.0 (3.4, 4.8) |
| Male | 5 191 (44.1) | 16.9 (15.6, 18.3) | 7.6 (6.6, 8.6) |
| Education | |||
| < grade 12 | 562 (4.8) | 20.9 (16.7, 25.7) | 11.0 (8.1, 14.8) |
| High school degree or equivalent | 2 599 (22.1) | 17.3 (15.4, 19.3) | 7.8 (6.5, 9.2) |
| Some college | 3 525 (30.0) | 14.1 (12.6, 15.6) | 5.4 (4.5, 6.4) |
| College | 5 079 (43.2) | 9.9 (8.9, 11.0) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.5) |
| Telephone type | |||
| Landline only | 982 (8.3) | 11.8 (9.0, 15.5) | 6.0 (4.2, 8.7) |
| Landline survey, own both | 5 688 (48.3) | 9.3 (8.2, 10.4) | 3.1 (2.5, 3.8) |
| Cellular survey, own both | 1 806 (15.4) | 11.6 (9.9, 13.5) | 4.3 (3.2, 5.7) |
| Cellular only | 3 289 (28.0) | 18.7 (17.2, 20.3) | 7.9 (6.9, 9.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 10 220 (86.9) | 14.6 (13.6, 15.6) | 5.8 (5.2, 6.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 234 (2.0) | 25.5 (18.9, 33.5) | 11.6 (7.1, 18.3) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 144 (1.2) | 26.0 (17.8, 36.4) | 8.0 (4.1, 15.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 377 (3.2) | 6.7 (3.9, 11.0) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 35 (0.3) | 11.9 (3.1, 36.5) | 2.7 (0.4, 16.7) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 113 (1.0) | 9.2 (4.5, 17.9) | 4.2 (1.2, 13.3) |
| Non-Hispanic, no race preference | 38 (0.3) | 37.5 (20.9, 57.6) | 20.2 (7.6, 43.6) |
| Hispanic | 604 (5.1) | 11.8 (9.1, 15.2) | 6.5 (4.5, 9.3) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 6 488 (55.1) | 9.4 (8.5, 10.4) | 3.4 (2.9, 4.1) |
| Divorced | 1 715 (14.6) | 15.0 (12.7, 17.5) | 6.6 (5.2, 8.3) |
| Widowed | 1 339 (11.4) | 5.4 (4.0, 7.2) | 2.3 (1.4, 3.8) |
| Separated | 178 (1.5) | 21.7 (15.2, 30.0) | 11.2 (6.6, 18.5) |
| Never married | 1 608 (13.7) | 25.0 (22.3, 27.8) | 10.4 (8.7, 12.5) |
| Unmarried with partner | 396 (3.4) | 27.9 (22.5, 33.9) | 11.0 (7.5, 15.9) |
| Refused | 41 (0.3) | 16.1 (6.2, 35.5) | 9.7 (3.0, 27.2) |
| Urban status | |||
| Nonurban | 4 004 (34.0) | 15.2 (13.6, 17.1) | 6.8 (5.6, 8.1) |
| Urban | 7 761 (66.0) | 13.9 (12.9, 15.0) | 5.4 (4.7, 6.1) |
| Communityc retailer per capita densityd | |||
| Highest (≥ 9.7) | 1 120 (9.5) | 15.7 (12.8, 19.1) | 7.0 (5.0, 9.6) |
| High (6.7–9.6) | 983 (8.4) | 16.4 (13.5, 19.7) | 6.0 (4.2, 8.5) |
| Medium (0.1–6.6) | 6 390 (54.3) | 13.9 (12.8, 15.1) | 5.2 (4.5, 6.0) |
| None (0.0) | 3 272 (27.8) | 13.9 (12.1, 16.0) | 6.6 (5.3, 8.1) |
Note. CI = confidence interval. Prevalence estimates were weighted to be representative of the state population.
a
Current use: self-reported use of cannabis on any of the past 30 days.
b
Frequent use: self-reported use of cannabis on 20 or more of the past 30 days.
c
Community: city or unincorporated county (n = 190 in 2016), assigned according to respondent zip code and county.
d
Number of active cannabis retailers per 100 000 estimated population in each community.