Table 1 Patterns of cannabis use in past year by socio-demographic indicators for the total sample (N = 589)

 -19 to 24

33 (10.5)^b

39 (25.8)^b

25 (20.2)

χ² (4) = 27.36, p = .000, V = .152

 -25 to 44

164 (52.2)

81 (53.2)

69 (55.6)

 -45 to 65

117 (37.3) ^b

31 (20.5)^b

30 (24.2)

Marital Status: n (%)

(n = 149)

(n = 123)

 -Married or Living with Partner

227 (72.3) ^b

70 (47.0) ^b

53 (43.1) ^b

χ² (2) = 44.83, p = .000, V = .277

 -Single, Divorced or Separated

87 (27.7) ^b

79 (53.0) ^b

70 (56.9) ^b

Highest Level of Education: n (%)

(n = 123)

 -High School Diploma or less

58 (18.5) ^b

36 (23.8)

48 (39.0) ^b

χ² (4) = 37.71, p = .000, V = .179

 -Some Post-Secondary Education

74 (23.6)

49 (32.5)

41 (33.3)

 -College or University Degree/Diploma

182 (58.0) ^b

66 (43.7)

34 (27.6) ^b

Community Size: n (%)

(n = 150)

 -Rural (<  1000)

43 (13.7)

19 (12.7)

13 (10.5)

χ² (6) = 20.11, p = .000, V = .131

 -Small town (1000 to 29,999)

81 (25.8)

29 (19.3)

14 (11.3) ^b

 -Medium city (30,000 to 99,999)

166 (52.9)

88 (58.7)

75 (60.5)

 -Large city (>  100,000)

24 (7.6)

14 (9.3)

22 (17.7) ^b

 -Yes

240 (76.4)

111 (73.5)

59 (47.6) ^b

χ² (2) = 36.44, p = .000, V = .249

 -No

74 (23.6) ^b

40 (26.5)

65 (52.4) ^b

Total Personal Income Past Year: n (%)

(n = 313)

(n = 150)

 < $25,000

98 (31.3) ^b

72 (48.0)

78 (62.9) ^b

χ² (4) = 58.14, p = .000, V = .223

 $25,000 to $49,999

65 (20.8)

53 (23.3)

31 (25.0)

 = > $50,000

150 (47.9) ^b

43 (28.7)

15 (12.1) ^b

 -Not at all or somewhat difficult

233 (74.4) ^b

89 (59.3)

45 (36.6) ^b

χ² (2) = 55.00, p = .000, V = .306

 -Difficult to extremely difficult

80 (25.9) ^b

78 (40.7)

78 (63.4) ^b