Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of total sample and each subsample based each of the “most memorable” mescaline experience subgroups.
| Characteristic | Total sample | Synthetic | San Pedro | Peyote | Extracted | χ2 or F | Post-hoc | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 452 | N = 70 | N = 218 | N = 98 | N = 66 | ||||
| M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | ||||
| Race | 3.479 | NS | NS | |||||
| White/Caucasian | 83% | 89% | 83% | 79% | 86% | |||
| Age | 38.0 (14.4) | 42.9 (16.4) | 35.6 (12.6) | 47.0 (16.7) | 38.0 (14.4) | 14.656** | S = P > SP & E < P | 0.10 |
| Gender (n = 446) | 8.051* | 0.13 | ||||||
| Male | 76% | 88% | 75% | 69% | 77% | P < S | ||
| Residence (n = 447) | 27.699** | 0.25 | ||||||
| North America | 60% | 66% | 53% | 75% | 58% | P > SP | ||
| Europe | 20% | 27% | 20% | 17% | 20% | SP < P | ||
| Other | 20% | 7% | 28% | 8% | 23% | S = P < SP | ||
| Hispanic ethnicity | 7.249 | NS | NS | |||||
| Hispanic | 8% | 3% | 9% | 13% | 5% | |||
| Sexual orientation (n = 442) | 2.621 | NS | NS | |||||
| Heterosexual | 82% | 80% | 79% | 86% | 86% | |||
| Employment | 2.669 | NS | NS | |||||
| Employed | 68% | 64% | 69% | 63% | 74% | |||
| Highest education level | 17.618* | 0.20 | ||||||
| High school or less | 12% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 20% | |||
| Some college/2-year degree | 36% | 31% | 37% | 35% | 38% | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 26% | 36% | 29% | 18% | 20% | |||
| Advanced degree | 26% | 26% | 23% | 37% | 23% | P > SP | ||
| Marital status | 8.232* | |||||||
| Married/Partnered | 57% | 57% | 51% | 62% | 68% | NS |
Variables may not equal 100% due to rounding error. N is varied due to participants choosing “prefer not to answer” on specific items.
E: extracted; NS: non-significant; P: Peyote; S: synthetic; SP: San Pedro.
*
p < 0.05. **p < 0.001.