Table 1.
Frequency distribution of demographics overall and by cannabis use (medical/non-medical) among a national cannabis using population, August 2020 - September 2020
| Overall | Non-Medical Cannabis* | Medical Cannabis* | |
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| n (%) | n (%)** | n (%)** | |
| Total | 1886 (100.0) | 1113 (100.0) | 603 (100.0) |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, years | |||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | 33.7 (8.8) | 33.5 (9.4) | 35.2 (10.1) |
| Age, years | |||
| 18-24 | 153 (8.11) | 117 (10.51) | 39 (6.47) |
| 25-34 | 1039 (55.09) | 624 (56.06) | 310 (51.41) |
| 34-44 | 488 (25.87) | 246 (22.10) | 164 (27.20) |
| 45-54 | 100 (5.30) | 61 (5.48) | 38 (6.30) |
| 55-64 | 59 (3.12) | 36 (3.23) | 32 (5.31) |
| 65-74 | 18 (0.95) | 15 (1.35) | 11 (1.82) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 666 (35.31) | 374 (33.60) | 215 (35.66) |
| Male | 1189 (63.04) | 724 (65.05) | 379 (62.85) |
| Other | 2 (0.11) | 2 (0.18) | 1 (0.17) |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Straight/Heterosexual | 1270 (67.34) | 753 (67.65) | 387 (64.18) |
| Gay | 272 (14.42) | 152 (13.66) | 84 (13.93) |
| Lesbian | 158 (8.38) | 89 (8.00) | 63 (10.45) |
| Bisexual | 101 (5.36) | 70 (6.29) | 42 (6.97) |
| Other | 45 (2.39) | 29 (2.61) | 15 (2.49) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 511 (27.09) | 330 (29.65) | 178 (29.52) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 36 (1.91) | 24 (2.16) | 8 (1.33) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 202 (10.71) | 94 (8.45) | 70 (11.61) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native | 51 (2.70) | 18 (1.62) | 20 (3.32) |
| Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 (0.90) | 7 (0.63) | 9 (1.49) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 999 (52.97) | 593 (53.28) | 296 (49.09) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 24 (1.27) | 18 (1.62) | 8 (1.33) |
| Unknown | 46 (2.44) | 29 (2.61) | 14 (2.32) |
| Education | |||
| Less than High School | 160 (8.48) | 107 (9.61) | 37 (6.14) |
| High school | 215 (11.40) | 144 (12.94) | 49 (8.13) |
| Some college credit, no degree | 357 (18.93) | 218 (19.59) | 126 (20.90) |
| Associates degree | 530 (28.10) | 272 (24.44) | 194 (32.17) |
| College graduate or higher | 589 (31.23) | 355 (31.90) | 188 (31.18) |
| Region | |||
| West | 711 (37.70) | 418 (37.56) | 219 (36.32) |
| Midwest | 222 (11.77) | 137 (12.31) | 63 (10.45) |
| Northeast | 335 (17.76) | 215 (19.32) | 142 (23.55) |
| South | 618 (32.77) | 343 (30.82) | 179 (29.68) |
| State’s Legality | |||
| Fully Regulated | 836 (44.33) | 535 (48.07) | 271 (31.67) |
| Medical Only | 589 (31.23) | 325 (29.20) | 191 (22.55) |
| CBD Only | 434 (23.01) | 240 (21.56) | 136 (22.55) |
| Unregulated | 27 (1.43) | 13 (1.17) | 5 (0.83) |
| Cannabis Behavior | |||
| Changed cannabis use frequency during pandemic | |||
| Strongly agree/Somewhat agree | -- | 852 (76.55) | 454 (75.42) |
| Neither agree not disagree | -- | 141 (12.67) | 87 (14.45) |
| Somewhat disagree/Strongly disagree | -- | 120 (10.78) | 61 (10.13) |
| Mode of use (before; during) | |||
| Inhalation | -- | 938 (87.66); 915 (85.51) | 421 (75.18); 413 (72.84) |
| Oral | -- | 132 (12.34); 155 (14.49) | 139 (24.82); 154 (27.16) |
*
Not mutually exclusive categories;
**
May not add to 100% because of missing data