Table 3 Association between topic-specific internet search rates and state-level drug use characteristics
From: Public interest in Cannabis during election season: a Google Trends analysis
Internet search term | State-level drug use characteristic | Coefficient (p value) | 95% CI | R^2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | −0.12 (0.77) | − 1.0 - 0.74 | 0.00 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | 1.1 (0.73) | −5.6 - 7.8 | 0.00 | |
access to legal cannabis | −0.06 (0.37) | −0.19 - 0.07 | 0.02 | |
Gun control | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | 1.2 (0.01) | 0.31–2.1 | 0.14 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | 4.0 (0.28) | −3.4 - 11.3 | 0.03 | |
access to legal cannabis | 0.01 (0.91) | −0.14 - 0.15 | 0.00 | |
Climate change | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | 3.2 (< 0.005) | 2.5–4.0 | 0.60 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | 14.8 (< 0.005) | 6.1–23.5 | 0.20 | |
access to legal cannabis | 0.27 (< 0.005) | 0.09–0.44 | 0.18 | |
Global warming | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | 2.1 (< 0.005) | 1.3–2.9 | 0.41 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | 10.0 (0.006) | 3.0–17.0 | 0.15 | |
access to legal cannabis | 0.17 (0.02) | 0.03–0.31 | 0.12 | |
Abortion | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | −0.88 (0.006) | −1.5 - -0.26 | 0.15 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | −2.44 (0.34) | −7.6 - 2.7 | 0.02 | |
access to legal cannabis | −0.09 (0.7) | −0.19 - 0.01 | 0.07 | |
Cannabis | cannabis use in the past month (18+ years old) | 3.4 (< 0.005) | 2.8–4.0 | 0.74 |
drug use in the past month (excluding cannabis use) (18+ years old) | 17.4 (< 0.005) | 9.8–25.0 | 0.33 | |
access to legal cannabis | 0.31 (< 0.005) | 0.15–0.46 | 0.26 |