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Table 1 Sociodemographic and cannabis-related characteristics of n = 604 online survey respondents in Los Angeles County

From: Density of medical and recreational cannabis outlets: racial/ethnic differences in the associations with young adult intentions to use cannabis, e-cigarettes, and cannabis mixed with tobacco/nicotine

Covariates

 Age in years, mean (SD)

20.87 (0.74)

 Female gender, % (n)

293 (48.51%)

 Educational attainment, % (n)

  Currently in high school or college

445 (73.68%)

  Graduated from college or technical/trade school

28 (4.64%)

  Other

131 (21.69%)

 Race/ethnicity, % (n)

  Hispanic

329 (54.47%)

  Non-Hispanic white

117 (19.37%)

  Non-Hispanic Asian

85 (14.07%)

  Non-Hispanic Other/multi-racial

73 (12.09%)

 Employment status, % (n)

  Employed

416 (68.99%)

  Unemployed

187 (31.01%)

 Census tract-level percent of educational attainment greater than a bachelor’s degree among adults 25 and older, mean (SD)

40.37% (19.08%)

Independent variables

 Number of total cannabis outlets within 5 mi of individual’s home address, mean (SD), median, inter-quartile range

12.61 (10.07), 10.00, 10.00

 Number of medical cannabis dispensaries within 5 mi of individual’s home address, mean (SD), median, inter-quartile range

3.13 (1.45), 3.00, 2.00

 Number of recreational cannabis retailers within 5 mi of individual’s home address, mean (SD), median, inter-quartile range

9.06 (8.37), 7.00, 8.00

Dependent variables

 Future intentions to use cannabis (range from 1 to 4), mean (SD)

2.21 (1.19)

 Future intentions to use electronic cigarettes (range from 1 to 4), mean (SD)

1.56 (0.90)

 Future intentions to mix tobacco/nicotine and cannabis (range from 1 to 4), mean (SD)

1.41 (0.79)

  1. Note: Recreational cannabis retailers include stores that sell both medical and recreational cannabis; medical cannabis dispensaries include only stores that sell only medical cannabis