Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (n=6471)
| Canada (n=2354) | US illegal states (n=1957) |
US legal states (n=2160) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | |||
| Age, years | |||
| (M, SD) | 37.8 (13.9) | 37.3 (14.2) | 38.3 (14.2) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 45.2% (1064) | 43.3% (848) | 47.0% (1015) |
| Male | 54.8% (1291) | 56.7% (1109) | 53.0% (1145) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 17.7% (417) | 15.0% (293) | 11.0% (237) |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 27.5% (648) | 19.0% (372) | 19.2% (414) |
| Some college* | 35.9% (846) | 43.1% (844) | 45.0% (972) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.9% (444) | 22.9% (448) | 24.8% (537) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 80.8% (1901) | 75.4% (1475) | 80.0% (1727) |
| Other/Mixed/Unstated | 19.2% (453) | 24.6% (482) | 20.0% (433) |
| Cannabis use frequency | |||
| < Once per month | 30.4% (716) | 29.1% (569) | 26.6% (575) |
| 1+ times/month | 18.0% (425) | 21.6% (423) | 19.1% (413) |
| 1+ times/week | 18.7% (440) | 17.5% (343) | 20.8% (450) |
| Daily/almost daily | 32.9% (774) | 31.8% (622) | 33.5% (723) |
*
Includes some college technical/vocational training, college certificate/diploma, apprenticeship, or some university.