Table 1 Descriptive statistics: Substance use variables and covariates
| Â | Transgender and gender-diverse individuals | Cisgender individuals (men and women) | Cisgender men | Cisgender women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N (%) | 39 (0.7) | 5964 (99.3) | 2980 (49.6) | 2984 (49.7) | ||||
Alcohol use variables | ||||||||
 Heavy episodic drinking at least once in the past week | ||||||||
  Yes | 33 | 84.6 | 4020 | 67.4 | 1982 | 66.5 | 2038 | 68.3 |
  No | 6 | 15.4 | 1,944 | 32.6 | 998 | 33.5 | 946 | 31.7 |
 Subjective changes in alcohol: | ||||||||
  1: much less alcohol | 2 | 5.3 | 406 | 6.9 | 196 | 6.7 | 210 | 7.1 |
  2: slightly less alcohol | 3 | 7.9 | 377 | 6.4 | 205 | 7 | 172 | 5.8 |
  3: no change | 20 | 52.6 | 3881 | 66 | 1899 | 64.8 | 1985 | 67.3 |
  4: slightly more alcohol | 7 | 18.4 | 970 | 16.5 | 489 | 16.7 | 478 | 16.2 |
  5: much more alcohol | 6 | 15.8 | 246 | 4.2 | 142 | 4.9 | 104 | 3.5 |
Cannabis use variables | ||||||||
 Cannabis use at least once in the past week | ||||||||
  Yes | 17 | 43.6 | 786 | 13.2 | 437 | 14.7 | 352 | 11.8 |
  No | 22 | 56.4 | 5951 | 86.8 | 2534 | 85.3 | 2628 | 88.2 |
 Subjective changes in cannabis: | ||||||||
  1: much less cannabis | 1 | 2.8 | 92 | 1.6 | 48 | 1.7 | 44 | 1.5 |
  2: slightly less cannabis | 1 | 2.8 | 119 | 2.1 | 72 | 2.5 | 47 | 1.6 |
  3: no change | 22 | 61.1 | 5091 | 89.3 | 2497 | 87.9 | 2594 | 90.7 |
  4: slightly more cannabis | 6 | 16.7 | 272 | 4.8 | 159 | 5.6 | 113 | 4 |
  5: much more cannabis | 6 | 16.7 | 126 | 2.2 | 64 | 2.3 | 62 | 2.2 |
Covariates | ||||||||
 Age groups years | ||||||||
  18-39 | 26 | 66.7 | 2308 | 38.7 | 1150 | 38.6 | 1161 | 38.9 |
  40-59 | 10 | 25.6 | 1825 | 30.6 | 912 | 30.6 | 913 | 30.6 |
  60+ | 3 | 7.7 | 1825 | 30.6 | 918 | 30.8 | 910 | 30.5 |
 Ethnoracial background | ||||||||
  Asian | 9 | 23.1 | 1103 | 18.5 | 620 | 20.8 | 480 | 16.1 |
  Black/ Indigenous/ Arab/ Latino and other ethnicities | 10 | 25.6 | 557 | 9.3 | 279 | 9.4 | 278 | 9.3 |
  White | 19 | 48.7 | 4151 | 69.6 | 2006 | 67.3 | 2143 | 71.8 |
 Marital status | ||||||||
  Married | 12 | 30.8 | 3769 | 63.2 | 2000 | 67.1 | 1770 | 59.3 |
  Separated | 7 | 17.9 | 722 | 12.1 | 257 | 8.6 | 466 | 15.6 |
  Single | 19 | 48.7 | 1402 | 23.5 | 685 | 23 | 713 | 23.9 |
 Education | ||||||||
  High school | 5 | 12.8 | 698 | 11.7 | 328 | 11 | 367 | 12.3 |
  Post-secondary | 9 | 23.1 | 901 | 15.1 | 471 | 15.8 | 430 | 14.4 |
  College | 7 | 17.9 | 1199 | 20.1 | 542 | 18.2 | 656 | 22 |
  University | 16 | 41 | 3119 | 52.3 | 1618 | 54.3 | 1501 | 50.3 |
 Geographic location | ||||||||
  Urban | 16 | 39 | 3246 | 46.6 | 1728 | 49.6 | 1518 | 43.6 |
  Suburban | 15 | 36.6 | 2595 | 37.3 | 1282 | 36.8 | 1313 | 37.7 |
  Rural | 10 | 24.4 | 1125 | 16.1 | 474 | 13.6 | 651 | 18.7 |
 Presence of children under 18 years old | ||||||||
  Yes | 8 | 20.5 | 1396 | 23.4 | 721 | 24.2 | 674 | 22.6 |
  No | 31 | 79.5 | 4568 | 76.6 | 2259 | 75.8 | 2310 | 77.4 |
 Living arrangement | ||||||||
  Living with others | 27 | 73 | 4708 | 79.2 | 2379 | 80.1 | 2332 | 78.4 |
  Living alone | 10 | 27 | 1237 | 20.8 | 591 | 19.9 | 643 | 21.6 |