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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study sample in three states with legalized recreational cannabis

From: Recreational cannabis legalization and alcohol purchasing: a difference-in-differences analysis

 

Colorado (n = 3619)

Washington (n = 4444)

Oregon (n = 2380)

Household income

 < $5000

1%

2%

2%

$5000-$7999

2%

2%

2%

$8000-$14,999

5%

6%

10%

$15,000-$29,999

15%

17%

20%

$30,000-$44,999

15%

17%

17%

$45,000-$69,999

22%

23%

21%

$70,000-$99,999

20%

18%

16%

$100,000-$124,999

16%

14%

11%

$125,000-$149,999

 < 1%

 < 1%

 < 1%

$150,000-$199,999

1%

 < 1%

 < 1%

$200,000 + 

 < 1%

 < 1%

 < 1%

Household size

1 person

27%

27%

26%

2 people

34%

33%

34%

3 people

16%

15%

17%

4 people

14%

14%

13%

5 people

5%

7%

7%

6 people

2%

2%

3%

7 people

1%

1%

 < 1%

8 people

 < 1%

 < 1%

 < 1%

9 or more people

 < 1%

 < 1%

 < 1%

Marital status

Married

51%

50%

52%

Widowed

9%

10%

8%

Divorced/separated

19%

20%

21%

Single

21%

20%

20%

Race

White

85%

83%

89%

Black

4%

3%

1%

Asian

2%

6%

3%

Not White, Black, or Asian

9%

8%

7%

Milliliters of pure ethanol mean (standard deviation)

All alcoholic beverages

230 (876)

415 (1131)

379 (1124)

Beer

84 (440)

125 (547)

111 (504)

Spirits

104 (591)

156 (665)

132 (698)

Wine

42 (267)

134 (592)

135 (596)

  1. Statistics presented in the above table are from the unrestricted sample of households (i.e., not limited to households with data before and after legalization) using Nielsen frequency weights. Data are from 2004 to 2017. Household income is the self-reported income of a household upon entry into the NCP. Household size is the number of people living in a household. Race refers to the self-reported racial identity of the household. Milliliters of pure ethanol is the average milliliters of ethanol purchased by a given household in a given month