Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample (N = 1,553 ever cannabis vapers in US).
| Variables | Weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Age | |
| 13–17 years old | 30.6 (26.1–35.5) |
| 18–24 years old | 69.0 (64.1–73.5) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 29.4 (24.5–34.8) |
| Female | 68.9 (63.1–74.1) |
| Other | 1.7 (1.0–2.9) |
| Sexual identity | |
| Heterosexual | 75.3 (70.2–79.7) |
| LGBTQ+ | 24.7 (20.3–29.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 39.0 (31.9–46.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 18.8 (14.7–23.6) |
| Hispanic | 26.2 (20.5–32.8) |
| Non-Hispanic API | 7.7 (5.3–11.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 8.3 (6.6–10.5) |
| Mother’s education | |
| High school or below | 26.5 (21.7–32.0) |
| Attended or completed college | 45.3 (41.7–49.0) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 18.8 (15.6–22.6) |
| Don’t known | 9.0 (6.6–12.1) |
| Feeling stressed or anxious since the pandemic | |
| Not at all | 19.5 (15.8–23.7) |
| Several days | 35.6 (31.0–40.4) |
| Half of the days | 23.5 (20.2–27.1) |
| Everyday | 21.3 (17.8–25.4) |
| Change in vaping amount since the pandemic | |
| Increase vaping cannabis | 6.8 (4.5–10.2) |
| Quit vaping cannabis and nicotine altogether | 18.7 (14.7–23.5) |
| Reduce the vaping amount by half | 10.1 (7.2–14.0) |
| Reduce the vaping amount slightly | 8.2 (6.3–10.6) |
| Switch from vaping cannabis to other cannabis products | 2.8 (1.6–4.9) |
| Increase vaping nicotine | 8.5 (6.6–11.0) |
| Switch from vaping nicotine to other nicotine products | 2.3 (1.5–3.6) |
| No change | 42.3 (36.8–48.1) |
| Past 30-day use of other cannabis products | |
| Combustible cannabis | 50.8 (46.0–55.6) |
| Edible cannabis | 33.8 (29.5–38.3) |
| Blunts | 39.6 (35.1–44.3) |
| Dependence on cannabis vaping (“How soon after waking up did you vape cannabis?”) | |
| Within 5 minutes | 9.7 (7.2–12.9) |
| 6–30 minutes | 14.0 (11.2–17.4) |
| 31–60 minutes | 8.5 (6.9–10.4) |
| More than 60 minutes | 57.6 (52.4–62.7) |
| Risk perceptions of vaping (Agreement with each statement) | |
| Young people are at risk of respiratory problems due to vaping | 81.1 (77.7–84.1) |
| Vaping increases the risk of COVID-19 | 63.4 (58.1–68.5) |
| Vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes | 55.5 (51.2–59.7) |
| Vaping cannabis can cause lung injuries | 65.2 (59.2–70.7) |
| Daily vaping of cannabis is harmful to health | 74.9 (70.1–79.2) |
Note: LGBTQ+: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other.