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. 2020 Nov 17;8(4):E754–E761. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200081

Table 2:

Multinomial logistic regression of driving under the influence of cannabis among Canadian students in grades 11 and 12 who participated in the 2016–2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey

Variable Respondents who reported DUIC
n = 14 147
RR (95% CI) Adjusted RR* (95% CI)



No. Weighted % DUIC in past 30 days v. never DUIC more than 30 days ago v. never DUIC in past 30 days v. never DUIC more than 30 days ago v. never
Perceived risk of regular cannabis use

 No risk (reference) 2061 12.1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Slight risk 2430 15.7 0.54 (0.39–0.75) 0.65 (0.49–0.85) 0.56 (0.39–0.80) 0.67 (0.51–0.88)

 Moderate risk 3458 25.3 0.17 (0.13–0.22) 0.30 (0.23–0.39) 0.19 (0.14–0.27) 0.34 (0.26–0.44)

 Great risk 5205 41.4 0.05 (0.03–0.08) 0.09 (0.06–0.12) 0.06 (0.04–0.10) 0.11 (0.08–0.15)

 Don’t know or not stated 993 5.5 NA NA NA NA

Sex

 Female (reference) 7126 49.2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Male 7021 50.8 2.17 (1.56–3.02) 1.80 (1.39–2.33) 1.74 (1.25–2.41) 1.50 (1.17–1.93)

School grade

 11 (reference) 8043 51.2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 12 6104 48.8 1.91 (1.48–2.47) 1.86 (1.44–2.39) 1.91 (1.51–2.42) 1.83 (1.42–2.36)

Rural setting

 No (reference) 10 516 82.6 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Yes 3631 17.4 2.17 (1.59–2.95) 1.72 (1.12–2.65) 1.70 (1.30–2.24) 1.24 (0.90–1.71)

Province

 Ontario (reference) 3475 51.7 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Quebec 670 9.8 0.66 (0.34–1.30) 0.72 (0.37–1.40) 1.59 (0.81–3.13) 1.50 (0.78–2.89)

 British Columbia 1882 14.0 1.36 (0.78–2.37) 1.58 (0.86–2.89) 1.25 (0.72–2.17) 1.51 (0.81–2.84)

 Alberta 2533 12.0 1.70 (1.12–2.57) 2.16 (1.32–3.53) 1.37 (0.99–1.91) 1.90 (1.23–2.95)

 Saskatchewan 788 3.5 3.08 (1.94–4.88) 3.55 (2.19–5.74) 2.10 (1.34–3.29) 2.91 (1.82–4.67)

 Manitoba 962 4.5 1.47 (0.94–2.31) 2.32 (1.41–3.81) 1.04 (0.74–1.47) 1.88 (1.20–2.96)

 Nova Scotia 1033 2.7 3.39 (2.41–4.77) 3.61 (2.32–5.60) 2.59 (1.88–3.58) 2.89 (1.90–4.39)

 Prince Edward Island 1103 0.4 2.13 (1.29–3.51) 2.44 (1.50–3.97) 1.44 (1.07–1.93) 2.02 (1.23–3.31)

 Newfoundland and Labrador 1701 1.4 2.28 (1.39–3.74) 2.67 (1.71–4.16) 1.82 (1.14–2.89) 2.22 (1.45–3.43)

Square transformation of autonomy score

 High (reference) 2536 18.4 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Moderate 3864 29.0 1.09 (0.75–1.58) 1.15 (0.87–1.52) 0.99 (0.69–1.43) 1.05 (0.78–1.40)

 Low 3317 23.4 1.05 (0.72–1.54) 1.44 (1.04–2.01) 0.87 (0.58–1.30) 1.21 (0.88–1.68)

 Very low 4430 29.2 1.91 (1.27–2.87) 1.76 (1.30–2.39) 1.39 (0.90–2.14) 1.37 (1.02–1.84)§

F statistic F(36–464) = 48.13, p < 0.001

Note: CI = confidence interval, DUIC = driving under the influence of cannabis, NA = not applicable, RR = relative risk.

*

Adjusted for perceived risk of regular cannabis use, sex, school grade, rural setting, province and square transformation of autonomy score.

The weighted prevalence estimates are based on 14 147 cases.