Table 2.
Correlates of reporting past-month cannabis use and binge drinking among adults age ≥50, United States 2015–2019
| Characteristic | Full sample (n = 44,007), weighted % (95% CI) |
No past-month cannabis use and binge-drinking (n = 43,073), weighted % (95% CI) |
Past-month cannabis use and binge-drinking (n = 934), weighted % (95% CI) |
χ2 p value | aPRa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 50–64 | 55.6 (55, 56.2) | 55.1 (54.4, 55.7) | 83.2 (80.0, 86.0) | <0.001 | Ref |
| ≥65 | 44.4 (43.8, 45) | 44.9 (44.3, 45.6) | 16.8 (14.0, 20.0) | 0.36 (0.28, 0.45) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 46.8 (46.1, 47.4) | 46.3 (45.7, 46.9) | 69.3 (65.8, 72.5) | <0.001 | Ref |
| Female | 53.2 (52.6, 53.9) | 53.7 (53.1, 54.3) | 30.7 (27.5, 34.2) | 0.45 (0.38, 0.52) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 72.4 (71.6, 73.1) | 72.3 (71.6, 73.1) | 75.2 (72.0, 78.1) | <0.001 | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 10.5 (10.0, 10.9) | 10.4 (10.0, 10.8) | 15.0 (12.7, 17.6) | 1.28 (1.05, 1.56) | |
| Hispanic | 10.7 (10.2, 11.3) | 10.8 (10.3, 11.4) | 6.0 (3.9, 9.1) | 0.61 (0.39, 0.94) | |
| Other | 6.4 (6.1, 6.8) | 6.5 (6.14, 6.86) | 3.8 (2.6, 5.4) | 0.64 (0.44, 0.91) | |
| Annual total family income | |||||
| <$20,000 | 15.4 (14.9, 15.9) | 15.3 (14.8, 15.8) | 21.5 (18.5, 24.8) | 0.002 | Ref |
| $20-$49,999 | 29.9 (29.3, 30.5) | 30.0 (29.4, 30.6) | 26.6 (22.7, 30.8) | 0.86 (0.68, 1.09) | |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 16.3 (15.9, 16.7) | 16.3 (15.9, 16.8) | 15.7 (12.6, 19.3) | 0.89 (0.67, 1.18) | |
| >$75,000 | 38.4 (37.6, 39.2) | 38.4 (37.6, 39.3) | 36.3 (32.5, 40.2) | 0.81 (0.65, 1.02) | |
| Chronic disease | |||||
| Asthma | 7.9 (7.6, 8.3) | 8.0 (7.6, 8.3) | 7.0 (5.2, 9.5) | 0.41 | 0.95 (0.65, 1.39) |
| Cancer | 11.8 (11.4, 12.1) | 11.9 (11.5, 12.2) | 6.3 (4.7, 8.5) | <0.001 | 0.75 (0.54, 1.04) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 18.7 (18.3, 19.2) | 18.9 (18.4, 19.4) | 13.0 (10.6, 15.7) | <0.001 | 0.77 (0.60, 0.98) |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.4 (7.1, 7.7) | 7.4 (7.0, 7.7) | 8.6 (6.6, 11.1) | 0.24 | 1.00 (0.70, 1.42) |
| Diabetes | 18.0 (17.5, 18.5) | 18.1 (17.6, 18.7) | 10.3 (8.3, 12.9) | <0.001 | 0.59 (0.46, 0.76) |
| Hypertension | 33.0 (32.5, 33.5) | 33.1 (32.6, 33.6) | 26.6 (23.0, 30.5) | 0.002 | 0.97 (0.77, 1.23) |
| 2 or more chronic diseasesb | 25.9 (25.5, 26.4) | 26.1 (25.6, 26.5) | 18.4 (15.7, 21.5) | <0.001 | 1.07 (0.76, 1.51) |
| Substance use (past-month) | |||||
| Tobacco use | 18.5 (18.0, 19.0) | 17.8 (17.3, 18.3) | 54.1 (50.2, 57.8) | <0.001 | 3.47 (2.98, 4.04) |
| Health care utilization (past-year) | |||||
| All-cause emergency department use | 26.0 (25.4, 26.6) | 25.9 (25.4, 26.5) | 28.1 (24.1, 32.6) | 0.30 | 1.05 (0.84, 1.31) |
| Received any mental health treatment | 14.0 (13.6, 14.4) | 13.8 (13.5, 14.2) | 23.2 (19.6, 27.3) | <0.001 | 1.74 (1.39, 2.16) |
aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI: confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for all listed covariates including survey year.
b
Includes asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, hepatitis B or C, HIV/AIDS, hypertension, and kidney disease.