Table 2 Patterns of cannabis use in past year by socio-demographic indicators by lower and higher CLVSa scale score groups
|  | Lower CLVS (n = 294) Patterns of Cannabis Use | Higher CLVS (n = 295) Patterns of Cannabis Use | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never (61.9%, n = 182)b | Sometimes (26.2%, n = 77)b | Daily (11.9%, n = 35) b | Chi- square | Never (44.7%, n = 132) b | Sometimes (25.1%, n = 74) b | Daily (30.2%, n = 89) b | Chi- square | |
Age Groups: n (%) | ||||||||
 -19 to 24 | 23 (12.6) | 18 (23.4) | 9 (25.7) | χ2 (4) = 13.57, p = .009, V = .152 | 10 (7.6)c | 21 (28.4)c | 16 (18.0) | χ2 (4) = 22.06, p = .000, V = .193 |
 -25 to 44 | 99 (54.4) | 42 (54.5) | 23 (65.7) | 65 (49.2) | 39 (52.7) | 46 (51.7) | ||
 -45 to 65 | 60 (33.0) | 17 (22.1) | 3 (8.6)c | 57 (43.2)c | 14 (18.9)c | 27 (30.3) | ||
Marital Status: n (%) |  | (n = 76) |  |  |  | (n = 73) | (n = 88) |  |
 -Married or Living with Partner | 124 (68.1) | 41 (53.9) | 14 (40.0) | χ2 (2) = 11.98, p = .003, V = .202 | 103 (78.0)c | 29 (39.7) c | 39 (44.3) | χ2 (2) = 38.59, p = .000, V = .363 |
 -Single, Divorced, or Separated | 58 (31.9) | 35 (46.1) | 21 (60.0)c | 29 (22.0) c | 44 (60.3) c | 49 (55.7) c | ||
Highest Level of Education: n (%) |  |  | (n = 34) |  |  |  |  |  |
 -High School Diploma or less | 26 (14.3) | 16 (20.8) | 11 (32.4)c | χ2 (4) = 10.80,p = .029, V = .136 | 32 (24.2) | 20 (27.0) | 37 (41.6) c | χ2 (4) = 22.55, p = .000, V = .196 |
 -Some Post-Secondary Education | 47 (25.8) | 22 (28.6) | 12 (35.3) | 27 (20.5) | 27 (36.5) | 29 (32.6) | ||
 -College or University Degree/Diploma | 109 (59.9) | 39 (50.6) | 11 (32.4) c | 73 (55.3) c | 27 (36.5 | 23 (25.8) c | ||
Community Size: n (%) |  | (n = 76) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 -Rural (<  1000) | 22 (12.1) | 11 (14.5) | 3 (8.6) | χ2 (6) = 5.25, p = .512, V = .095 | 21 (15.9) | 8 (10.8) | 10 (11.2) | χ2 (6) = 19.22, p = .004, V = .180 |
 -Small town (1000 to 29,999) | 43 (23.6) | 12 (15.8) | 5 (14.3) | 38 (28.8) | 17 (23.0) | 9 (10.1) c | ||
 -Medium city (30,000 to 99,999) | 101 (55.5) | 45 (59.2) | 21 (60.0) | 65 (49.2) | 43 (58.1) | 54 (60.7) | ||
 -Large city (>  100,000) | 16 (8.8) | 8 (10.5) | 6 (17.1) |  | 8 (6.1) | 6 (8.1) | 16 (18.0) c | |
Currently Employed: n (%) | ||||||||
 -Yes | 145 (79.7) | 60 (77.9) | 22 (69.2) | χ2 (2) = 4.75, p = .093, V = .127 | 95 (72.0) | 51 (68.9) | 37 (41.6) c | χ2 (2) = 22.84, p = .000, V = .278 |
 -No | 37 (20.3) | 17 (22.1) | 13 (37.1) | 37 (28.0) | 23 (31.1) | 52 (58.4) c | ||
Total Personal Income Past Year: n (%) | (n = 181) | (n = 76) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 < $25,000 | 56 (30.9) | 28 (36.8) | 19 (54.3) | χ2 (4) = 14.87,p = .005, V = .160 | 42 (31.8) c | 44 (59.5) | 59 (66.3) c | χ2 (4) = 42.02, p = .000, V = .267 |
 $25,000 to $49,999 | 39 (21.5) | 21 (27.6) | 11 (31.4) | 26 (19.7) | 14 (18.9) | 20 (22.5) | ||
 = > $50,000 | 86 (47.5) | 27 (35.5) | 5 (14.3)c | 64 (48.5) c | 16 (21.6) | 10 (11.2) c | ||
Difficulty Living on Income: n (%) | ||||||||
 -Not at all or somewhat difficult | 143 (79.0) | 52 (68.4) | 17 (48.6) | χ2 (2) = 14.56, p = .001, V = .223 | 90 (68.2) c | 37 (50.0) | 28 (31.8) c | χ2 (2) = 28.30, p = .000, V = .310 |
 -Difficult to extremely difficult | 38 (21.0) | 24 (31.6) | 18 (51.4) c | 42 (31.8) c | 37 (50.0) | 60 (68.2) c | ||