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. 2022 Jun 6;7(3):355–364. doi: 10.1089/can.2020.0093

Table 1.

Weighted Sample Characteristics of 2019 International Cannabis Policy Study (n=45,330)

  Canada (n=15,042)
United States (n=30,288)
% (n) % (n)
Gender
 Male 50.1 (7541) 49.8 (15,078)
 Female 49.9 (7501) 50.2 (15,210)
Age group (years)
 16–25 18.5 (2785) 19.8 (5989)
 26–35 20.8 (3127) 21.7 (6584)
 36–45 19.8 (2973) 19.1 (5793)
 46–55 20.0 (3015) 19.8 (5994)
 56–65 20.9 (3142) 19.6 (5928)
Ethnicity
 White 73.8 (11,099) 76.3 (23,095)
 Other/mixed/unstated 26.2 (3943) 23.7 (7193)
Highest education level
 Less than high school 15.6 (2348) 10.4 (3143)
 High school diploma or equivalent 26.7 (4024) 22.0 (6676)
 Some college/university or technical training 32.8 (4928) 37.8 (11,452)
 Bachelor's degree or higher 24.9 (3743) 29.8 (9016)
Income adequacy (difficulty making ends meet)
 Unstated 3.4 (518) 2.5 (753)
 Very difficult/difficult 32.0 (4809) 33.6 (10,185)
 Neither easy nor difficult 35.2 (5290) 33.1 (10,038)
 Easy/very easy 29.4 (4425) 30.7 (9313)
Survey device type
 Smartphone 42.6 (6412) 52.1 (15,777)
 Tablet 9.5 (1427) 6.1 (1862)
 Computer 47.9 (7203) 41.8 (12,649)
Cannabis use status
 Never user 38.0 (5711) 35.9 (10,869)
 Used >12 months ago 26.9 (4050) 31.5 (9548)
 Past 12-month user 23.9 (3597) 19.8 (6009)
 Daily/almost daily user 11.2 (1684) 12.7 (3861)