TABLE 4.
Adjusted regression estimates of suicide ideation/behavior aby marijuana use frequency band race/ethnicity, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015–2019.
| Outcome | Overall | Overall difference | 95% CI | |||||||||
| Any suicide ideation | White | 54.4% | – | – | ||||||||
| Black | 54.7% | 0.3% | −3.6 to 4.3 | |||||||||
| Latinx | 49.5% | −4.8%** | −8.3 to −1.4 | |||||||||
| Asian | 59.5% | 5.1% | −0.5 to 10.8 | |||||||||
| NA/AN | 56.2% | 1.8% | −7.1 to 10.6 | |||||||||
| Any suicide plan | White | 49.6% | – | – | ||||||||
| Black | 45.9% | −3.7% | −8.6 to 1.3 | |||||||||
| Latinx | 51.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 to 5.7 | |||||||||
| Asian | 49.1% | −0.5% | −8.2 to 7.2 | |||||||||
| NA/AN | 46.5% | −3.0% | −20.3 to 14.3 | |||||||||
| Any suicide attempt | White | 33.5% | – | – | ||||||||
| Black | 34.9% | 1.4% | −3.2 to 6.0 | |||||||||
| Latinx | 35.9% | 2.4% | −1.4 to 6.3 | |||||||||
| Asian | 32.0% | −1.5% | −8.7 to 5.7 | |||||||||
| NA/AN | 34.4% | 0.9% | −13.1 to 15.0 | |||||||||
| Outcome | No use | Non-weekly use | Within group difference #1c | 95% CI | DID #1d | 95% CI | Weekly-plus use | Within group difference #2e | 95% CI | DID #2f | 95% CI | |
| Any suicide ideation | White | 51.8% | 62.7% | 10.9%*** | 6.8 to 15.1% | – | – | 66.7% | 14.9%*** | 9.3 to 20.5% |
– | – |
| Black | 52.4% | 65.2% | 12.9%* | 2.5 to 23.3% | 2.0% | −9.4 to 13.3% | 59.1% | 6.8% | −5.1 to 18.7% | −8.2% | −20.3 to 4.0% | |
| Latinx | 47.2% | 55.7% | 8.6%* | 0.9 to 16.2% | −2.4% | −11.0 to 6.3% | 61.5% | 14.3%** | 5.4 to 23.3% | −0.6% | −11.1 to 9.9% | |
| Asian | 59.5% | 64.8% | 5.4% | −16.1 to 26.9% | −5.6% | −27.5 to 16.4% | 51.4% | −8.0% | −37.6 to 21.5% | −23.0% | −53.6 to 7.6% | |
| NA/AN | 52.2% | 73.4% | 21.2% | −9.9 to 52.4% | 10.3% | −20.2 to 40.8% | 58.2% | 6.0% | −23.3 to 35.3% | −8.9% | −39.2 to 21.4% | |
| Any suicide plan | White | 46.1% | 56.9% | 10.9%*** | 5.6 to 16.0% | – | – | 62.6% | 16.5%*** | 9.7 to 23.3% | – | – |
| Black | 41.4% | 61.9% | 20.5%*** | 9.1 to 32.0% | 9.7% | −2.7 to 22.1% | 50.8% | 9.5% | −4.4 to 23.4% | −7.0% | −22.9 to 8.9% | |
| Latinx | 49.1% | 59.9% | 10.7%* | 2.0 to 19.4% | −0.1% | −10.0 to 9.9% | 54.0% | 4.9% | −8.0 to 17.8% | −11.6% | −24.6 to 1.4% | |
| Asian | 47.5% | 59.2% | 11.8% | −9.5 to 33.1% | 1.0% | −21.6 to 23.5% | 47.9% | 0.5% | −40.2 to 41.2% | −16.0% | −57.7 to 25.7% | |
| NA/AN | 42.3% | 55.0% | 12.6% | −20.8 to 46.0% | 1.8% | −31.7 to 35.3% | 54.5% | 12.2% | −21.6 to 45.9% | −4.3% | −36.4 to 27.8% | |
| Any suicide attempt | White | 29.4% | 41.4% | 12.0%*** | 6.0 to 18.0% | – | – | 48.5% | 19.1%*** | 11.8 to 26.4% | – | – |
| Black | 30.7% | 50.3% | 19.6%** | 6.8 to 32.4% | 7.6% | −6.1 to 21.4% | 38.4% | 7.7% | −7.4 to 22.9% | −11.4% | −28.3 to 5.5% | |
| Latinx | 32.9% | 39.7% | 6.8% | −2.1 to 15.8% | −5.1% | −15.5 to 5.3% | 48.2% | 15.3%* | 1.3 to 29.3% | −3.8% | −19.2 to 11.6% | |
| Asian | 30.0% | 42.2% | 12.3% | −10.1 to 34.6% | 0.3% | −23.1 to 23.7% | 31.0% | 1.1% | −29.1 to 31.2% | −18.0% | −48.0 to 11.9% | |
| NA/AN | 26.1% | 56.0% | 29.9%* | 1.7 to 58.1% | 17.9% | −11.0 to 46.7% | 52.7% | 26.5% | −6.7 to 59.8% | 7.4% | −24.1 to 39.0% | |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. Regression model adjusted for race/ethnicity, gender, school attendance, federal poverty level, insurance type, physical health status, MDE, AUD, ND, criminal-legal involvement, and year.
aBehavior includes any suicide plan and any suicide attempt.
bMarijuana use in the past year: no use (0 days of marijuana use), non-weekly use (1 to 51 days of marijuana use), weekly-plus use (52 + days of marijuana use).
cWithin group difference #1: Difference between non-weekly use and no use.
dDID #1: Difference between within group difference #1 for racial/ethnic minority and within group difference #1 for white.
eWithin group difference #2: Difference between weekly-plus use and no use.
fDID #2: Difference between within group difference #2 for racial/ethnic minority and within group difference #2 for white.