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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of 275 medical cannabis patients at a Michigan medical cannabis dispensary

From: Communication between healthcare providers and medical cannabis patients regarding referral and medication substitution

Descriptive

Value

Gender

 Men

38.5% (n = 106)

 Women

59.6% (n = 164)

 Other

0.4% (n = 1)

 Missing

1.5% (n = 4)

Age in years (M, SD, range)

45, 16, 18–79

Education

 Grades 1–11

1.1% (n = 3)

 High school graduate or GED

9.4% (n = 26)

 Some college, no degree

23.2% (n = 64)

 Associate’s degree

12.7% (n = 35)

 Bachelor’s degree

30.2% (n = 83)

 Master’s degree

13.8% (n = 38)

 Doctorate (PhD, MD, etc.)

5.4% (n = 15)

 Other

2.5% (n = 7)

 Missing

1.5% (n = 4)

Currently a student

10.5% (n = 29)

Races/ethnicities (inclusive)

 White/European American

88% (n = 242)

 Black/African American

5.1% (n = 14)

 Hispanic/Latino

4.4% (n = 12)

 American Indian or Alaska Native

2.2% (n = 6)

 Asian

0.4% (n = 1)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, GED general equivalency exam. Note: for race/ethnicities, participants could select all categories that applied. There were no participants who were Hawaiian/Pacific Islander