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

Table 3:

Multinomial logistic regression of riding with a cannabis-impaired driver 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 RWCD
n = 14 170
RR (95% CI) Adjusted RR* (95% CI)



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

 No risk (reference) 2066 12.0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Slight risk 2436 15.8 0.55 (0.45–0.68) 0.84 (0.66–1.06) 0.57 (0.46–0.69) 0.87 (0.69–1.10)

 Moderate risk 3463 25.3 0.28 (0.23–0.34) 0.51 (0.41–0.64) 0.28 (0.23–0.35) 0.52 (0.42–0.65)

 Great risk 5206 41.3 0.08 (0.06–0.11) 0.22 (0.18–0.28) 0.09 (0.07–0.12) 0.24 (0.19–0.29)

 Don’t know or not stated 999 5.6 NA NA NA NA

Sex

 Female (reference) 7143 49.4 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Male 7027 50.6 1.18 (0.98–1.44) 0.92 (0.77–1.10) 0.90 (0.74–1.10) 0.77 (0.63–0.94)

School grade

 11 (reference) 8062 51.2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 12 6108 48.8 1.46 (1.16–1.85) 1.51 (1.31–1.73) 1.49 (1.17–1.89) 1.60 (1.37–1.85)

Rural setting

 No (reference) 10 538 82.6 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Yes 3632 17.4 1.62 (1.22–2.15) 1.51 (1.05–2.17) 1.34 (1.05–1.72) 1.17 (0.86–1.60)

Province

 Ontario (reference) 3480 51.8 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Quebec 672 9.7 1.01 (0.66–1.54) 1.22 (0.88–1.68) 1.90 (1.19–3.04) 2.04 (1.45–2.86)

 British Columbia 1874 13.9 1.36 (0.91–2.04) 1.25 (0.84–1.86) 1.31 (0.89–1.93) 1.26 (0.84–1.91)

 Alberta 2541 12.0 1.53 (1.06–2.21) 2.19 (1.48–3.23) 1.32 (0.98–1.76) 2.07 (1.44–2.98)

 Saskatchewan 788 3.5 1.87 (1.10–3.18) 2.74 (1.86–4.02) 1.45 (0.82–2.57) 2.48 (1.56–3.96)

 Manitoba 963 4.5 1.55 (1.06–2.26) 1.56 (1.15–2.12) 1.21 (0.85–1.73) 1.40 (1.04–1.88)

 Nova Scotia 1043 2.8 3.52 (2.66–4.67) 3.27 (2.54–4.20) 2.77 (2.15–3.56) 2.88 (2.24–3.71)

 Prince Edward Island 1107 0.4 1.86 (1.26–2.77) 2.10 (1.62–2.72) 1.49 (1.10–2.01) 1.93 (1.40–2.67)

 Newfoundland and Labrador 1702 1.4 2.24 (1.69–2.96) 2.28 (1.73–3.00) 1.86 (1.41–2.44) 2.09 (1.57–2.78)

Square transformation of autonomy score

 High (reference) 2545 18.6 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 Moderate 3870 29.0 1.06 (0.78–1.44) 1.33 (1.03–1.72) 0.95 (0.68–1.31) 1.22 (0.93–1.60)

 Low 3331 23.4 1.43 (1.03–1.99) 1.24 (0.88–1.73) 1.25 (0.87–1.79) 1.14 (0.82–1.58)

 Very low 4424 29.0 1.50 (1.14–1.98) 1.53 (1.18–2.00) 1.15 (0.86–1.53) 1.32 (0.97–1.79)

F statistic F(36–464) = 39.27, p < 0.001

Note: CI = confidence interval, NA = not applicable, RR = relative risk, RWCD = riding with a cannabis-impaired driver.

*

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 14 170 cases.