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) |