Table 2:
Characteristics of Study Participants Stratified by Past-30-day Cannabis Use (BRFSS 2017–2019)
| Participant Characteristics | % (95% Confidence Intervals) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cannabis users (n=148,171) | Cannabis users | ||
| Vaporize (n=1,239) | Other methods of use* (n=10,682) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 47.1 (46.6–47.7) | 59.2 (54.6–63.6) | 61.2 (59.4–62.9) |
| Female | 52.9 (52.3–53.4) | 40.8 (36.4–45.4) | 38.8 (37.1–40.6) |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–20 | 5.0 (4.7–5.4) | 8.6 (6.5–11.3) | 9.8 (8.7–11.0) |
| 21–24 | 5.3 (5.1–5.6) | 10.7 (8.3–13.6) | 13.1 (11.9–14.5) |
| 25–29 | 6.7 (6.5–7.0) | 16.8 (13.4–20.7) | 13.2 (12.1–14.5) |
| 30–34 | 8.8 (8.4–9.1) | 13.1 (10.4–16.3) | 12.5 (11.4–13.6) |
| 35–39 | 8.0 (7.7–8.3) | 9.8 (7.5–12.8) | 9.2 (8.3–10.2) |
| 40–44 | 8.2 (7.8–8.5) | 10.4 (7.7–13.8) | 7.8 (6.7–9.0) |
| 45–49 | 7.7 (7.4–8.0) | 7.2 (4.9–10.4) | 5.8 (5.1–6.6) |
| 50–54 | 9.2 (8.9–9.5) | 7.2 (5.2–10.0) | 6.4 (5.6–7.3) |
| 55–59 | 8.8 (8.5–9.2) | 5.1 (3.3–7.7) | 6.5 (5.9–7.3) |
| >=60 | 32.2 (31.7–32.7) | 11.2 (9.1–13.7) | 15.7 (14.6–16.9) |
| Race | |||
| NH White | 55.2 (54.6–55.8) | 57.2 (52.5–61.8) | 55.5 (53.7–57.3) |
| NH Black | 7.6 (7.3–7.8) | 6.7 (4.5–9.7) | 10.3 (9.3–11.4) |
| Hispanic | 23.8 (23.3–24.3) | 24.2 (20.0–28.8) | 22.8 (21.3–24.5) |
| Other | 13.5 (12.9–14.0) | 12.0 (9.3–15.4) | 11.4 (10.1–12.8) |
| Sexual Orientation | |||
| Heterosexual | 95.8 (95.5–96.0) | 85.9 (80.2–90.2) | 87.5 (85.6–89.2) |
| Lesbian/Gay | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) | 7.4 (4.2–12.7) | 3.9 (3.1–4.9) |
| Bisexual | 2.1 (1.9–2.3) | 4.6 (2.8–7.6) | 6.7 (5.6–7.9) |
| Others | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2.0 (0.7–5.8) | 2.0 (1.1–3.6) |
| Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2) | |||
| <18.5 | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 2.8 (1.7–4.7) | 2.4 (2.0–3.0) |
| 18.5-<25.0 | 31.7 (31.1–32.2) | 41.1 (36.7–45.7) | 40.6 (38.9–42.4) |
| 25.0-<30.0 | 36.2 (35.7–36.8) | 32.7 (28.6–37.0) | 33.0 (31.4–34.7) |
| ≥30.0 | 30.4 (29.9–30.9) | 23.4 (19.7–27.5) | 24.0 (22.5–25.5) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 53.8 (53.2–54.3) | 38.4 (34.1–42.9) | 29.9 (28.4–31.5) |
| Divorced | 12.9 (12.5–13.2) | 11.9 (9.3–15.1) | 14.2 (13.2–15.2) |
| Widowed | 7.3 (7.0–7.6) | 1.8 (0.9–3.6) | 3.2 (2.6–3.8) |
| Single | 26.1 (25.6–26.6) | 47.9 (43.4–52.5) | 52.7 (51.0–54.5) |
| Education | |||
| <High school | 15.8 (15.3–16.2) | 4.6 (3.1–6.8) | 11.5 (10.4–12.8) |
| High school/Some college | 55.9 (55.3–56.4) | 60.3 (56.0–64.4) | 68.9 (67.4–70.5) |
| College graduate | 28.3 (27.9–28.8) | 35.1 (31.3–39.2) | 19.5 (18.4–20.7) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 56.3 (55.8–56.9) | 71.0 (66.6–74.9) | 61.6 (59.9–63.3) |
| Unemployed | 18.8 (18.3–19.2) | 14.1 (11.1–17.8) | 20.0 (18.7–21.4) |
| Student | 5.1 (4.8–5.4) | 8.3 (6.3–11.0) | 9.3 (8.2–10.5) |
| Retired | 19.8 (19.4–20.3) | 6.6 (4.6–9.3) | 9.1 (8.3–10.1) |
| Income, the poverty line | |||
| Below | 16.5 (16.1–17.0) | 9.9 (7.4–13.0) | 18.4 (17.1–19.8) |
| Within 100–200% | 19.1 (18.7–19.6) | 18.1 (15.0–21.8) | 21.0 (19.7–22.4) |
| >200% | 64.4 (63.8–64.9) | 72.0 (67.8–75.9) | 60.7 (58.9–62.3) |
| Combustible Cigarette Smoking | |||
| Never | 64.9 (64.4–65.4) | 51.2 (46.7–55.7) | 42.4 (40.6–44.1) |
| Former | 23.7 (23.2–24.2) | 35.2 (30.9–39.8) | 26.8 (25.3–28.3) |
| Current | 11.4 (11.1–11.7) | 13.6 (10.9–16.9) | 30.9 (29.3–32.5) |
| Nicotine e-Cigarette Use | |||
| Never | 84.4 (83.8–84.9) | 48.7 (42.2–55.2) | 44.3 (42.0–46.7) |
| Former | 12.8 (12.3–13.3) | 35.6 (29.4–42.2) | 43.8 (41.4–46.1) |
| Current | 2.8 (2.6–3.0) | 15.7 (11.4–21.2) | 11.9 (10.6–13.4) |
| Depression | |||
| No | 83.1 (82.7–83.5) | 68.8 (64.5–72.8) | 69.5 (67.9–71.0) |
| Yes | 16.9 (16.5–17.3) | 31.2 (27.2–35.5) | 30.5 (29.0–32.1) |
All p-values from chi-squared statistic <0.0001
*
Other methods of use included smoking, eating, drinking, dabbing, and some other way.