Table 4.
Cannabis use attitudes clusters and demographics in adult athletes [Data as N (%)]
| Variables | Category | Cluster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (n = 374) | Unsure (n = 533) | Liberal (n = 254) | ||
| Gender | Male | 239 (64.1) | 326 (61.3) | 157 (61.8) |
| Female | 134 (35.9) | 206 (38.7) | 97 (38.2) | |
| Age‡ | 21 to 39 | 83 (22.2) | 186 (34.9) | 105 (41.3) |
| 40 and older | 291 (77.8) | 347 (65.1) | 149 (58.7) | |
| Primary Sport† | Running | 103 (27.5) | 134 (25.1) | 62 (24.4) |
| Cycling | 92 (24.6) | 115 (21.6) | 51 (20.1) | |
| Triathlon | 137 (36.6) | 185 (34.7) | 77 (30.3) | |
| Other | 42 (11.2) | 99 (18.6) | 64 (25.2) | |
| Level of competitiveness (type of athlete) | Professional | 4 (1.1) | 13 (2.4) | 8 (3.1) |
| Serious amateur | 169 (45.2) | 198 (37.1) | 101 (39.8) | |
| Frequent/fitness | 127 (34.0) | 203 (38.1) | 75 (29.5) | |
| Recreational | 68 (18.2) | 110 (20.6) | 65 (25.6) | |
| Other | 6 (1.6) | 9 (1.7) | 5 (2.0) | |
| Hours/week exercise | 0–5 h | 37 (9.9) | 63 (11.8) | 22 (8.7) |
| 6–10 h | 172 (46.0) | 220 (41.3) | 111 (43.7) | |
| 11–15 h | 117 (31.3) | 169 (31.7) | 87 (34.3) | |
| 16–20 h | 37 (9.9) | 63 (11.8) | 23 (9.1) | |
| more than 20 h | 11 (2.9) | 18 (3.4) | 11 (4.3) | |
| Is marijuana legal in your state or country (if not in the United States)?* | Yes | 171 (45.7) | 266 (49.9) | 146 (57.5) |
| No | 183 (48.9) | 248 (46.5) | 101 (39.8) | |
| Unsure | 20 (5.3) | 19 (3.6) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Cannabis Use‡ | Current | 13 (3.5) | 146 (27.4) | 143 (56.3) |
| Past Use | 141 (37.7) | 250 (46.9) | 92 (36.2) | |
| Never | 220 (58.8) | 137 (25.7) | 19 (7.5) | |
*chi-square P < 0.05; †P < 0.01; ‡P < 0.001