Table 1.
Factors Associated With Cannabis Use Among New York State Quitline Callers (N = 3402)
| Variable | Range or categories | Percent (n) or mean (SD) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No cannabis use (n = 3113) | Cannabis use (n = 283) | |||
| Demographic differences at baseline | ||||
| Sex | Female | 55.2% (1717) | 48.8% (138) | .039 |
| Age (mean) | 19–90 | 57.35 (13.30) | 51.34 (14.06) | .001 |
| Race/ethnicity | White | 55.1% (1715) | 55.1% (156) | .426 |
| Black | 18.8% (585) | 22.3% (63) | ||
| Hispanic | 12.9% (401) | 13.8% (39) | ||
| Other | 3.9% (120) | 2.5% (7) | ||
| Education | High school or less | 44.7% (1392) | 48.1% (136) | .059 |
| Some college/trade school | 21.6% (672) | 29.7% (84) | ||
| College degree | 16.2% (503) | 14.1% (40) | ||
| Insurance | Yes | 66.3% (1878) | 71.5% (186) | .088 |
| Medicaid/Medicare | Medicaid | 25.4% (718) | 37.7% (98) | .001 |
| Medicare | 28.3% (800) | 21.5% (56) | ||
| Both | 12.7% (360) | 12.3% (32) | ||
| Neither | 33.7% (953) | 28.5% (74) | ||
| Features of cigarette use | ||||
| Cigarettes per day (mean) | 0–80 | 17.71 (10.33) | 17.08 (10.38) | .324 |
| Years smoking cigarettes (mean) | 0–71 | 32.30 (15.42) | 30.30 (14.72) | .047 |
| Ready to quit in the next 30 days | Yes | 87.8% (2734) | 89.4% (253) | .543 |
| Live with other cigarette smokers | Yes | 10.0% (310) | 16.3% (46) | .012 |
| Use other tobacco products in past 30 days | Yes | 2.2% (67) | 3.9% (11) | .072 |
| Tried to quit before | Yes | 85.8% (2672) | 83.4% (236) | .262 |
| Mental health and other substance use | ||||
| K6 (mean) | 0–24 | 5.16 (5.10) | 7.11 (5.59) | .001 |
| Past-30-day alcohol use (mean) | 0–30 days | 1.80 (5.47) | 4.84 (8.45) | .001 |
| Past-30-daybinge drinking (mean) | 0–30 days | 1.71 (5.30) | 2.45 (6.00) | .154 |
K6 = Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.