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Table 1 Demographic and cannabis use characteristics of study participants (n = 110)

From: Identifying archetypal cannabis consumers to inform drug policy design: a Q-sort assessment of young adults’ attitudes in Mexico City’s metropolitan area

Age (in years)

 Average

20

 Standard deviation

1.2

Gender

 Male

76 (69%)

 Female

34 (31%)

Age at first use

 Average

15

 Median

15

 Standard deviation

1.9

Main motivation for first use (as % of total respondents)

 Curiosity

50.9

 Friends

34.5

 Others

14.6

Considering reducing consumption (as % of total respondents)

66

Main motivation for cannabis use

 Recreational

44

 Medical

13

 Addicted

48%

 Sporadic user

3%

  1. Source: Own calculations from participants’ self-reported data