Disparities in use modalities among adults who currently use cannabis, 2022–2023

Table 4 Proportions and adjusted associations of blunt use by sociodemographic characteristics, and state medical cannabis laws status among current cannabis users (n = 12,355)

	n (%)
Participant characteristics	Blunting (n = 4,944)	AOR (95% CI)^a
Age in years
18–25	2488 (31.04)**	REF
26–34	1241 (29.59)**	0.89 (0.73, 1.08)
35–49	1052 (29.45)**	0.80 (0.68, 0.95)
50 +	163 (9.91)**	0.29 (0.22, 0.39)
Sex, n (%)
Male	2530 (57.71)	REF
Female	2414 (42.29)	1.12 (0.97, 1.30)
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic	948 (17.01)**	1.41 (1.10, 1.80)
Non-Hispanic White	2164 (46.48)**	REF
Non-Hispanic Black	1262 (28.94)**	5.31 (4.23, 6.65)
Non-Hispanic multiracial	377 (4.52)**	1.69 (1.17, 2.43)
Another non-Hispanic race ^b	193 (3.05)**	1.58 (1.08, 2.32)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	3634 (76.93)	REF
LGB + ^c	1310 (23.07)	0.90 (0.77, 1.04)
Educational attainment
Less than high school	825 (12.39)**	REF
High school graduate	1950 (38.52)**	0.99 (0.79, 1.25)
Some college	1661 (37.02)**	0.65 (0.52, 0.81)
College graduate or more	508 (12.06)**	0.25 (0.19, 0.33)
Annual household income
Less than $20,000	1377 (24.03)**	REF
$20,000 to $49,999	1832 (34.50)**	0.86 (0.73, 1.01)
$50,000 to $74,999	666 (15.78)**	0.75 (0.59, 0.97)
$75,000 or more	1069 (25.68)**	0.60 (0.49, 0.75)
Metropolitan status
Large metropolitan	2250 (54.47)	REF
Small metropolitan	1998 (32.97)	1.03 (0.88, 1.20)
Non-metropolitan	696 (12.56)	1.23 (0.96, 1.56)
State with medical cannabis laws
No	1058 (25.22)**	REF
Yes	3886 (74.78)**	0.84 (0.71, 0.98)

The counts (n) are unweighted and the percentages (%) are weighted
^*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001 from chi-square tests conducted within each group comparing distributions across sociodemographic characteristics, state medical cannabis laws status, and cannabis use modalities
Bolded adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals indicate statistical significance (p < 0.00625)
AORs and 95% CIs not bolded despite appearing statistically significant did not remain significant after Bonferroni correction
^aOdds ratios are adjusted for age, sex, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, educational attainment, annual household income, metropolitan status, and state medical cannabis laws status
^bAnother non-Hispanic race includes respondents who identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, or Asian
^cLGB + includes participants who identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual in both surveys, as well as those who selected"I use a different term,""I am not sure about my sexual identity,"or"I do not know what this question is asking"in the 2023 NSDUH survey

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