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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression assessing correlates of past 30-day cannabisa-only use (vs. cannabis and other substance useb), National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017–2018

From: Cannabis-only use in the USA: prevalence, demographics, use patterns, and health indicators

 

N = 11,842

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

 Male

Reference

0.35

 Female

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

Age

 18–25 years

1.4 (1.1, 2.0)

< .001

 26–49 years

2.1 (1.5, 2.9)

 > = 50 years

Reference

Race

 Non-Hispanic (NH) White

Reference

0.30

 NH Black

0.8 (0.6, 1.0)

 NH other

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

 Hispanic

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

Education

 < high school

Reference

< .01

 High school graduate

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

 Some college/associate degree

1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

 College graduate

1.8 (1.1, 2.8)

Age at first cannabis usec

 < 16 years

1.4 (1.1, 1.6)

< .001

 ≥ 16 years

Reference

Cannabis use frequencyc (past 30 days)

  20 days

Reference

< .01

 20 or more days

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

Any past year cannabis use recommended by a healthcare professional?c

 All

Reference

< .0001

 Some, but not all

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

 None

2.3 (1.8, 2.9)

Past year cannabis dependence

 Yes

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

0.12

 No

Reference

Self-reported overall health

 Good to excellent

Reference

0.48

 Fair/poor

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

Past year any mental illness

 Any

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

0.18

 None

Reference

  1. aThe National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey instrument uses the term “marijuana or hashish.” bOther substances included any past 30-day use of the following: any alcohol, tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco); illicit drugs (cocaine, crack, heroin, hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, ecstasy, ketamine, DMT/AMT/Foxy, Salvia, inhalants, methamphetamine); and pain medications, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives (when use was not directed by a doctor). cMissing < 1% of data