Table 1.
Patterns of cannabis use in past year by socio-demographic indicators for the total sample (N = 589)
| Patterns of Cannabis Use (N = 589) | Chi-square Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (53.3%, n = 314) a | Sometimes (once or twice, monthly or weekly) (25.6%, n = 151) a |
Daily or Almost Daily (21%, n = 124) a | ||
| Age Groups: n (%) | ||||
| -19 to 24 | 33 (10.5)b | 39 (25.8)b | 25 (20.2) | χ2 (4) = 27.36, p = .000, V = .152 |
| -25 to 44 | 164 (52.2) | 81 (53.2) | 69 (55.6) | |
| -45 to 65 | 117 (37.3) b | 31 (20.5)b | 30 (24.2) | |
| Marital Status: n (%) | (n = 149) | (n = 123) | ||
| -Married or Living with Partner | 227 (72.3) b | 70 (47.0) b | 53 (43.1) b | χ2 (2) = 44.83, p = .000, V = .277 |
| -Single, Divorced or Separated | 87 (27.7) b | 79 (53.0) b | 70 (56.9) b | |
| Highest Level of Education: n (%) | (n = 123) | |||
| -High School Diploma or less | 58 (18.5) b | 36 (23.8) | 48 (39.0) b | χ2 (4) = 37.71, p = .000, V = .179 |
| -Some Post-Secondary Education | 74 (23.6) | 49 (32.5) | 41 (33.3) | |
| -College or University Degree/Diploma | 182 (58.0) b | 66 (43.7) | 34 (27.6) b | |
| Community Size: n (%) | (n = 150) | |||
| -Rural (< 1000) | 43 (13.7) | 19 (12.7) | 13 (10.5) | χ2 (6) = 20.11, p = .000, V = .131 |
| -Small town (1000 to 29,999) | 81 (25.8) | 29 (19.3) | 14 (11.3) b | |
| -Medium city (30,000 to 99,999) | 166 (52.9) | 88 (58.7) | 75 (60.5) | |
| -Large city (> 100,000) | 24 (7.6) | 14 (9.3) | 22 (17.7) b | |
| Currently Employed: n (%) | ||||
| -Yes | 240 (76.4) | 111 (73.5) | 59 (47.6) b | χ2 (2) = 36.44, p = .000, V = .249 |
| -No | 74 (23.6) b | 40 (26.5) | 65 (52.4) b | |
| Total Personal Income Past Year: n (%) | (n = 313) | (n = 150) | ||
| < $25,000 | 98 (31.3) b | 72 (48.0) | 78 (62.9) b | χ2 (4) = 58.14, p = .000, V = .223 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 65 (20.8) | 53 (23.3) | 31 (25.0) | |
| = > $50,000 | 150 (47.9) b | 43 (28.7) | 15 (12.1) b | |
| Difficulty Living on Income: n (%) | ||||
| -Not at all or somewhat difficult | 233 (74.4) b | 89 (59.3) | 45 (36.6) b | χ2 (2) = 55.00, p = .000, V = .306 |
| -Difficult to extremely difficult | 80 (25.9) b | 78 (40.7) | 78 (63.4) b | |
a Unless otherwise specified
b Standardized Residual > ± 1.96