Table 3.
Cannabidiol users’ characteristics according to their respective cluster (n = 197)
| Variable | All participants | Cluster 11 (n = 33) |
Cluster 2 (n = 25) |
Cluster 3 (n = 71) |
Cluster 4 (n = 68) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age (mean) (in years) | 42.2 (16.7) | 59.6 (12.6) | 45.8 (14.5)a | 41.9 (17.7)a | 32.8 (9.9) |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 106 (53.8) | 13 (39.4)a | 22 (88.0)b | 21 (29.6)a | 50 (73.5)b |
| Women | 91 (46.2) | 20 (60.6) | 3 (12.0) | 50 (70.4) | 18 (26.5) |
| Country of birth | |||||
| France | 188 (95.4) | 31 (93.9)a | 25 (100)a | 69 (97.2)a | 63 (92.6)a |
| Elsewhere | 9 (4.6) | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.8) | 5 (7.4) |
| Region | |||||
| Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | 26 (13.2) | 8 (24.2)a | 1 (4.0)a | 10 (14.1)a | 7 (10.3)a |
| Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou–Charentes | 17 (8.6) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (12.0) | 7 (9.9) | 4 (5.9) |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 30 (15.2) | 7 (21.2) | 5 (20.0) | 10 (14.1) | 8 (11.8) |
| Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 10 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (12.0) | 3 (4.2) | 4 (5.9) |
| Brittany | 12 (6.1) | 3 (9.1) | 2 (8.0) | 3 (4.2) | 4 (5.9) |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 6 (3.0) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (4.0) | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.5) |
| Île-de-France | 32 (16.2) | 1 (3.0) | 4 (16.0) | 9 (12.7) | 18 (26.5) |
| Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | 17 (8.6) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (4.0) | 9 (12.7) | 5 (7.4) |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | 13 (6.6) | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.6) | 7 (10.3) |
| Normandy | 6 (3.0) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (4.0) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.4) |
| Pays de la Loire | 14 (7.1) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (12.0) | 6 (8.5) | 4 (5.9) |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 14 (7.1) | 4 (12.1) | 1 (4.0) | 6 (8.5) | 3 (4.4) |
| City size | |||||
| < 2 000 inhabitants (rural area) | 49 (24.9) | 14 (42.4)a | 7 (28.0)ab | 18 (25.4)ab | 10 (14.7)b |
| 2 000—20 000 inhabitants | 75 (38.1) | 13 (39.4) | 10 (40.0) | 26 (36.6) | 26 (38.2) |
| 20 000—100 000 inhabitants | 42 (21.3) | 2 (6.1) | 6 (24.0) | 14 (19.7) | 20 (29.4) |
| > 100 000 inhabitants | 31 (15.7) | 4 (12.1) | 2 (8.0) | 13 (18.3) | 12 (17.6) |
| Type of professional occupation | |||||
| Farmer/ craftsperson, trader or business manager/ skilled or unskilled worker | 45 (22.8) | 5 (15.2)a | 8 (32.0)a | 14 (19.7)a | 18 (26.5)a |
| Executive or higher intellectual profession/ Intermediate profession | 65 (33) | 8 (24.2) | 10 (40.0) | 23 (32.4) | 24 (35.3) |
| Employee | 39 (19.8) | 6 (18.2) | 3 (12.0) | 17 (23.9) | 13 (19.1) |
| Pensioner | 30 (15.2) | 14 (42.4) | 1 (4.0) | 13 (18.3) | 2 (2.9) |
| Other, no professional activity | 18 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (12.0) | 4 (5.6) | 11 (16.2) |
| Educational level | |||||
| No upper secondary school certificate | 60 (30.5) | 14 (42.4) a | 10 (40.0) a | 17 (23.9) a | 19 (27.9) a |
| Upper secondary school certificate | 137 (69.5) | 19 (57.6) | 15 (60.0) | 54 (76.1) | 49 (72.1) |
| Dependent children | |||||
| No | 121 (61.4) | 23 (69.7) a | 20 (80.0) a | 39 (54.9) a | 39 (57.4) a |
| Yes | 76 (38.6) | 10 (30.3) | 5 (20.0) | 32 (45.1) | 29 (42.6) |
| Difficulty paying bills2 | |||||
| Easy | 123 (62.4) | 17 (51.5) a | 12 (48.0) a | 50 (70.4) a | 44 (64.7) a |
| Difficult | 74 (37.6) | 16 (48.5) | 13 (52.0) | 21 (29.6) | 24 (35.3) |
| Tobacco use | |||||
| No | 83 (42.6) | 26 (78.8) a | 3 (12.0) b | 48 (68.6) a | 6 (9.0) b |
| Yes | 112 (57.4) | 7 (21.2) | 22 (88.0) | 22 (31.4) | 61 (91.0) |
| Alcohol use3 | |||||
| Never | 45 (23.0) | 7 (21.2) a | 5 (20.0) a | 19 (27.1) a | 14 (20.6) a |
| Occasional | 90 (45.9) | 16 (48.5) | 10 (40.0) | 33 (47.1) | 31 (45.6) |
| Regular | 61 (31.1) | 10 (30.3) | 10 (40.0) | 18 (25.7) | 23 (33.8) |
| Cannabis use | |||||
| No | 125 (65.8) | 33 (100) a | 15 (65.2) | 69 (100) a | 8 (12.3) |
| Yes | 65 (34.2) | 0 (0) | 8 (34.8) | 0 (0) | 57 (87.7) |
| Self-reported general health status4 | |||||
| Good | 120 (60.9) | 5 (15.2) a | 1 (4.0) a | 60 (84.5) b | 54 (79.4) b |
| Quite good | 49 (24.9) | 18 (54.5) | 16 (64.0) | 6 (8.5) | 9 (13.2) |
| Poor | 28 (14.2) | 10 (30.3) | 8 (32.0) | 5 (7.0) | 5 (7.4) |
| Chronic disease or health problem | |||||
| No | 83 (42.1) | 4 (12.1) a | 2 (8.0) a | 43 (60.6) b | 34 (50.0) b |
| One | 78 (39.6) | 24 (72.7) | 16 (64.0) | 19 (26.8) | 19 (27.9) |
| More than one | 36 (18.3) | 5 (15.2) | 7 (28.0) | 9 (12.7) | 15 (22.1) |
| ‘Alternative medicines provide better solutions to health problems than conventional medicine’ | |||||
| Disagree | 41 (20.9) | 8 (24.2) a | 15 (60.0) | 9 (12.7) a | 9 (13.4) a |
| Agree | 97 (49.5) | 5 (15.2) | 2 (8.0) | 43 (60.6) | 47 (70.1) |
| No opinion | 58 (29.6) | 20 (60.6) | 8 (32.0) | 19 (26.8) | 11 (16.4) |
| Preferred means to obtain information | |||||
| Television | 65 (33.0) | 17 (51.5) a | 11 (44.0) a | 18 (25.4) a | 19 (27.9) a |
| Radio | 23 (11.7) | 4 (12.1) | 3 (12.0) | 10 (14.1) | 6 (8.8) |
| Print media | 17 (8.6) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (4.0) | 3 (4.2) | 11 (16.2) |
| Online media | 20 (10.2) | 2 (6.1) | 3 (12.0) | 7 (9.9) | 8 (11.8) |
| Other internet5 | 38 (19.3) | 4 (12.1) | 3 (12.0) | 19 (26.8) | 12 (17.6) |
| Close family members and friends | 34 (17.3) | 4 (12.1) | 4 (16.0) | 14 (19.7) | 12 (17.6) |
| Cannabidiol use | |||||
| Less than once a week | 100 (50.8) | 15 (45.5) a | 15 (60.0) a | 37 (52.1) a | 33 (48.5) a |
| Around once a week | 32 (16.2) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (4.0) | 8 (11.3) | 18 (26.5) |
| Several times a week | 34 (17.3) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (8.0) | 15 (21.1) | 10 (14.7) |
| Every day or almost every day | 31 (15.7) | 6 (18.2) | 7 (28.0) | 11 (15.5) | 7 (10.3) |
| ‘Do you think that CBD is harmful for health?’ | |||||
| Did not want to answer | 1 (0.5) | 0 a | 0 a | 1 (1.4) a | 0 a |
| No opinion | 17 (8.6) | 7 (21.2) | 5 (19.2) | 3 (4.2) | 2 (2.9) |
| Not at all harmful | 111 (56.3) | 18 (54.5) | 16 (61.5) | 50 (70.4) | 27 (39.1) |
| Slightly harmful | 40 (20.3) | 6 (18.2) | 4 (15.4) | 8 (11.3) | 22 (31.9) |
| Quite harmful | 16 (8.1) | 2 (6.1) | 0 | 4 (5.6) | 10 (14.5) |
| Very harmful | 12 (6.1) | 0 | 0 | 5 (7.0) | 7 (10.1) |
1 Common superscript letters denote prevalences not statistically different between clusters. Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons were applied
2 Very easy or easy vs. difficult or very difficult
3 Never vs. occasional (less than once a week or around once a week) vs. regular (several times a week or every day or almost every day)
4 Very good or good vs. quite good vs. poor or very poor
5 Non-media websites and social networks