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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study sample

From: Association of self-reported use of cannabis for the purpose of improving physical, mental, and sleep health with problematic cannabis use risk

 

N (%)

Total participants

954

Sex

 

 Female

610 (63.94)

 Male

337 (35.32)

 Missing

7 (0.73)

Race/ethnicity

 

 Hispanic

524 (54.93)

 Non-Hispanic

 

 White

115 (12.05)

 Asian

129 (13.52)

 Black

34 (3.56)

 Another

72 (7.55)

 Missing

80 (8.39)

Socioeconomic context

 

 Don’t meet basic expenses

59 (6.18)

 Just meet basic expenses

237 (24.84)

 Meets needs with a little bit left

301 (31.55)

 Live comfortably

331 (34.70)

 Missing

26 (2.73)

Health problems

 

 Yes

174 (18.24)

 No

753 (78.93)

 Missing

27 (2.83)

Cannabis use purposes*

 

 Physical health

370 (38.78)

 Mental health

700 (73.38)

 Sleep health

591 (61.95)

# of Cannabis use purposed endorsed

 

 None

173 (18.13)

 One

202 (21.17)

 Two

278 (29.14)

 Three

301 (31.55)

CAST Mean (SD)

6.33 (5.09)

CAST-3

 

Low risk (0–4)

409 (42.87)

Moderate risk (5–7)

199 (20.86)

Severe risk (≥ 8)

346 (36.27)

  1. Note: “Another” race/ethnicity includes: American Indian/Alaska native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, multiracial, other
  2. * Categories are not mutually exclusive, percentages do not add up to 100