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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of 154 participants undergoing treatment for cannabis use in New South Wales, Australia

From: The use and effects of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists by New South Wales cannabis treatment clients

Demographic

SCRA + cannabis (n = 82)

n (%)

Cannabis-only (n = 72)

n (%)

Total (N = 154)

n (%)

p-value

Age in years mdn(IQR)

32 (11)

37 (10)

35 (10)

0.17

Age range n (%)

 18–35

46 (56%)

34 (47%)

80 (52%)

 

 36 + 

36 (44%)

38 (53%)

74 (48%)

0.27

Male, n (%)

62 (76%)

48 (67%)

110 (71%)

0.22

Aboriginal, n (%)

8 (10%)

8 (11%)

16 (11%)

0.76

Education ≤ year 10, n (%)

45 (55%)

39 (54%)

84 (55%)

0.93

Single relationship status, n (%)

53 (65%)

57 (80%)

110 (72%)

0.03

Live alone, n (%)

19 (23%)

29 (40%)

48 (31%)

0.02

Government support, n (%)

61 (74%)

52 (72%)

113 (73%)

0.76