Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression estimating the association between sociodemographic characteristics, state medical cannabis laws status, and cannabis use modalities among adults who currently use cannabis (n = 16,999)

Age in years (ref: 18–25)

 26–34

0.96 (0.83, 1.13)

0.69 (0.61, 0.77)

0.72 (0.61, 0.85)

0.94 (0.79, 1.12)

1.19 (0.62, 2.28)

1.23 (0.83, 1.80)

1.44 (1.10, 1.89)

 35–49

0.86 (0.71, 1.05)

0.51 (0.45, 0.59)

0.53 (0.44, 0.63)

1.02 (0.87, 1.19)

2.26 (1.34, 3.81)

1.91 (1.35, 2.72)

2.43 (1.82, 3.25)

 50 + 

0.74 (0.60, 0.91)

0.23 (0.19, 0.30)

0.17 (0.11, 0.25)

0.71 (0.59, 0.85)

1.88 (1.06, 3.35)

2.45 (1.59, 3.76)

2.44 (1.67, 3.56)

Sex (ref: male)

 Female

0.65 (0.57, 0.75)

0.81 (0.72, 0.92)

0.68 (0.58, 0.80)

1.29 (1.13, 1.46)

1.04 (0.67, 1.63)

1.20 (0.94, 1.53)

2.92 (2.23, 3.83)

Race and ethnicity (ref: non-Hispanic White)

 Hispanic

1.03 (0.85, 1.24)

0.83 (0.70, 0.98)

0.74 (0.60, 0.93)

0.73 (0.61, 0.86)

0.67 (0.41, 1.11)

0.82 (0.54, 1.25)

1.20 (0.89, 1.61)

 Non-Hispanic Black

2.03 (1.51, 2.74)

0.33 (0.27, 0.42)

0.36 (0.27, 0.49)

0.66 (0.56, 0.77)

0.55 (0.33, 0.93)

0.25 (0.13, 0.47)

0.88 (0.59, 1.32)

 Non-Hispanic multiracial

1.90 (1.43, 2.53)

0.83 (0.65, 1.06)

1.07 (0.82, 1.39)

0.88 (0.66, 1.18)

1.40 (0.41, 4.76)

0.96 (0.53, 1.73)

1.34 (0.80, 2.22)

 Another non-Hispanic race ^c

1.18 (0.75, 1.85)

0.65 (0.47, 0.90)

0.90 (0.56, 1.45)

0.67 (0.46, 0.99)

0.77 (0.27, 2.25)

0.87 (0.44, 1.71)

0.80 (0.36, 1.79)

Sexual orientation (ref: heterosexual)

 LGB + ^d

0.95 (0.78, 1.16)

1.37 (1.21, 1.56)

1.24 (1.07, 1.44)

1.51 (1.31, 1.74)

1.94 (1.25, 3.01)

1.60 (1.09, 2.33)

1.31 (0.98, 1.75)

Educational attainment (ref: less than high school)

 High school graduate

0.87 (0.63, 1.19)

1.37 (1.14, 1.65)

1.07 (0.85, 1.36)

1.42 (1.16, 1.73)

0.77 (0.37, 1.61)

1.91 (1.17, 3.11)

1.40 (0.85, 2.31)

 Some college

0.56 (0.42, 0.74)

1.44 (1.20, 1.73)

0.78 (0.63, 0.96)

2.06 (1.63, 2.60)

1.16 (0.61, 2.24)

2.27 (1.41, 3.65)

1.84 (1.15, 2.94)

 College graduate or more

0.31 (0.24, 0.40)

1.32 (1.06, 1.64)

0.43 (0.34, 0.54)

3.55 (2.73, 4.62)

1.37 (0.72, 2.60)

2.94 (1.85, 4.65)

1.19 (0.69, 2.04)

Annual household income (ref: less than $20,000)

 $20,000 to $49,999

0.73 (0.57, 0.93)

1.11 (0.95, 1.31)

1.04 (0.86, 1.27)

1.19 (1.00, 1.42)

1.33 (0.76, 2.34)

1.53 (1.07, 2.18)

1.11 (0.79, 1.55)

 $50,000 to $74,999

0.58 (0.43, 0.76)

1.28 (1.08, 1.52)

0.78 (0.61, 1.01)

1.19 (0.97, 1.47)

1.56 (0.60, 4.04)

1.30 (0.79, 2.14)

1.27 (0.85, 1.88)

 $75,000 or more

0.44 (0.34, 0.57)

1.32 (1.09, 1.59)

0.70 (0.57, 0.86)

1.72 (1.42, 2.08)

1.37 (0.99, 1.90)

1.14 (0.76, 1.73)

1.13 (0.77, 1.66)

Metropolitan status (ref: large metropolitan)

 Small metropolitan

0.94 (0.80, 1.11)

0.98 (0.86, 1.12)

1.27 (1.05, 1.54)

1.07 (0.93, 1.22)

1.06 (0.73, 1.55)

0.99 (0.76, 1.30)

1.38 (1.05, 1.81)

 Non-metropolitan

1.11 (0.86, 1.44)

1.02 (0.84, 1.25)

1.33 (1.02, 1.73)

1.12 (0.94, 1.33)

1.00 (0.58, 1.71)

1.04 (0.69, 1.57)

1.34 (0.93, 1.92)

State with medical cannabis laws (ref: No)

 Yes

0.98 (0.82, 1.17)

1.06 (0.92, 1.23)

1.13 (0.92, 1.38)

1.09 (0.92, 1.28)

2.91 (1.54, 5.47)

1.54 (1.00, 2.39)

1.52 (1.17, 1.96)