Table 2 Prevalence of recreational cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use. by province and rural/urban setting
Manitoba | Ontario | Quebec | Statistics; Effect size (χ2; Cramér’s V) | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (n=248) | Urban (n=528) | Rural (n=79) | Urban (n=217) | Rural (n=197) | Urban (n=216) | Total | |||
Recreational cannabis use | |||||||||
Lifetime (%) | 53.5 | 46.0 | 57.3 | 44.0 | 61.4 | 58.2 | 51.5 | χ2 (5)=21.83 V=0.13 | < 0.001** |
Past year (%) | 42.5 | 36.1 | 50.7 | 37.7 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 40.0 | χ2 (5)=8.89 V=0.11 | 0.114 |
Past month (%) | 32.9 | 25.6 | 32.0 | 27.1 | 22.9 | 34.1 | 28.2 | χ2 (5)=10.21 V=0.07 | 0.069 |
Three times or more in past month (%) | 14.1 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 21.4 | 14.6 | χ2 (5)=9.30 V=0.08 | 0.098 |
Medical cannabis use | |||||||||
Lifetime (%) | 6.6 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 7.7 | χ2 (5)=4.89 V=0.06 | 0.429 |
Past year (%) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | χ2 (5)=3.74 V=0.05 | 0.588 |
Past month (%) | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 | χ2 (5)=3.23 V=0.05 | 0.665 |
Three times or more in past month (%) | 1.8 | 2.50 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | χ2 (5)=7.62 V=0.08 | 0.178 |
Alcohol use | |||||||||
Lifetime (%) | 95.2 | 82.2 | 96.0 | 75.1 | 96.4 | 94.0 | 87.5 | χ2 (5)=77.48 V=0.24 | < 0.001*** |
Past month (%) | 84.7 | 64.7 | 82.7 | 53.7 | 83.9 | 75.3 | 71.2 | χ2 (5)=80.90 V=0.25 | < 0.001*** |
Frequency of use in past month (%)a | |||||||||
1 or 2 days | 30.9 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 40.0 | 34.8 | 38.0 | 34.4 | χ2 (15)=13.62 V=0.12 | 0.554 |
3 to 5 days | 30.4 | 34.1 | 37.1 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 22.6 | 30.0 | ||
6 to 9 days | 24.2 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 21.6 | ||
10 days or more | 14.4 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 13.9 | ||
Binge drinking (consuming 5 or more alcoholic beverage within 2 or 3 h) | |||||||||
Lifetime (%) | 81.4 | 64.2 | 80.0 | 49.3 | 78.4 | 75.7 | 69.1 | χ2 (5)=74.40 V=0.24 | < 0.001*** |
Past month (%) | 56.7 | 42.0 | 46.7 | 29.0 | 40.7 | 37.6 | 42.0 | χ2 (5)=37.15 V=0.17 | < 0.001*** |
Frequency in past month (%)a | |||||||||
1 or 2 days | 33.0 | 36.3 | 43.5 | 47.3 | 51.8 | 50.4 | 41.6 | χ2 (15)=31.21 V=0.18 | 0.008** |
3 to 5 days | 36.1 | 36.6 | 33.9 | 27.3 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 31.7 | ||
6 to 9 days | 21.1 | 19.2 | 11.3 | 19.1 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 17.4 | ||
10 days or more | 9.8 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.3 | ||
Illicit drug use b | |||||||||
Lifetime (%) | 14.6 | 19.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 28.2 | 14.6 | 19.1 | χ2 (5)=28.75 V=0.15 | < 0.001*** |
Past year (%) | 5.3 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 11.7 | χ2 (5)=21.48 V=0.13 | 0.001** |
Past month (%) | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | χ2 (5)=10.92 V=0.09 | 0.053 |