Table 3.
Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models predicting cannabis use
| Model 1 (N = 282) | Model 2 (N = 252) | Model 3 (N = 252) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p |
| Time | |||||||||
| Pre-legalization (ref) | |||||||||
| 1-month post-legalization | 1.28 | 1.07, 1.53 | 0.01 | 1.23 | 1.02, 1.48 | 0.03 | 1.27 | 0.99, 1.63 | 0.06 |
| 6-months post-legalization | 1.28 | 1.06, 1.55 | 0.01 | 1.18 | 0.98, 1.41 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 0.71, 1.23 | 0.63 |
| Currently employeda | 0.91 | 0.51, 1.64 | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.25,1.13 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 0.25, 1.09 | 0.09 |
| Age | 0.97 | 0.94, 0.99 | < 0.01 | 0.96 | 0.94, 0.98 | 0.01 | |||
| Years of education | 0.88 | 0.75, 1.02 | 0.08 | 0.86 | 0.73, 1.01 | 0.06 | |||
| Depression | 2.39 | 1.22, 4.68 | 0.01 | 1.90 | 0.92, 3.92 | 0.08 | |||
| Other mental illness | 1.08 | 0.42, 2.76 | 0.88 | 1.55 | 0.58, 4.15 | 0.38 | |||
| Vote | |||||||||
| Oppose (ref) | |||||||||
| Abstain | 1.57 | 0.41, 6.02 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Favor | 4.62 | 1.55, 13.8 | < 0.01 | ||||||
| Health Perceptions | 1.38 | 1.16, 1.64 | <.001 | ||||||
| Time x health perceptions | |||||||||
| Pre-legalization x health perceptions (ref) | |||||||||
| 1-month post-legalization x health perceptions | 1.08 | 0.95, 1.23 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 6-months post-legalization x health perceptions | 1.22 | 1.04, 1.42 | 0.01 | ||||||
Note. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR), confidence interval (CI), reference group (ref)
The age x time interaction was not significant and therefore dropped from the model
a All models adjusted for employment status, due to its association with attrition