Table 1 Prevalence of participant characteristics among adults who currently use cannabis (n = 16,999)
From: Disparities in use modalities among adults who currently use cannabis, 2022–2023
n (%) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics, n (%) | ||
Age in years | ||
18–25 | 6768 (21.14) | 20.04, 22.29 |
26–34 | 4185 (24.27) | 23.26, 25.31 |
35–49 | 4245 (27.03) | 25.69, 28.41 |
50 + | 1801 (27.56) | 25.94, 29.24 |
Sex | ||
Male | 8460 (56.79) | 55.50, 58.07 |
Female | 8539 (43.21) | 41.93, 44.50 |
Race and ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 2837 (14.94) | 13.70, 16.28 |
Non-Hispanic White | 10,196 (64.53) | 62.98, 66.05 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 2186 (13.53) | 12.52, 14.61 |
Non-Hispanic multiracial | 1013 (3.38) | 2.96, 3.86 |
Another non-Hispanic race a | 767 (3.61) | 3.11, 4.20 |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 12,586 (79.68) | 78.43, 80.87 |
LGB + b | 4413 (20.32) | 19.13, 21.57 |
Educational attainment | ||
Less than high school | 1886 (8.03) | 7.38, 8.74 |
High school graduate | 4882 (27.78) | 26.06, 29.56 |
Some college | 5658 (35.68) | 34.03, 37.35 |
College graduate or more | 4573 (28.51) | 27.29, 29.77 |
Annual household income | ||
Less than $20,000 | 3612 (17.32) | 16.23, 18.48 |
$20,000 to $49,999 | 5112 (27.72) | 26.29, 29.20 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 2398 (14.88) | 13.92, 15.89 |
$75,000 or more | 5877 (40.07) | 38.50, 41.67 |
Metropolitan status | ||
Large metropolitan | 7713 (56.49) | 54.59, 58.36 |
Small metropolitan | 6758 (31.49) | 29.72, 33.31 |
Non-metropolitan | 2528 (12.02) | 10.67, 13.52 |
State with medical cannabis laws, n (%) | ||
No | 3037 (20.25) | 18.78, 21.81 |
Yes | 13,962 (79.75) | 78.19, 81.22 |
Cannabis use characteristics, n (%) | ||
Smoking cannabis (yes) | 13,320 (77.33) | 76.08, 78.53 |
Vaping cannabis (yes) | 6667 (34.75) | 33.55, 35.96 |
Dabbing cannabis (yes) | 3247 (15.01) | 13.98, 16.11 |
Consuming edibles (yes) | 6614 (37.31) | 35.95, 38.69 |
Taking pills (yes) | 335 (2.11) | 1.73, 2.56 |
Absorbing sublingually/orally c (yes) | 745 (4.53) | 3.96, 5.17 |
Applying topicals (yes) | 1080 (5.93) | 5.25, 6.69 |