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Table 1 Characteristics of past-year cannabis users (N = 243 subjects)

From: Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey

  

N = 243

Sociodemographic data

Music style of the festival, n (%)

 

 Electronic

111 (45.7)

 Eclectic

82 (33.7)

 Dub

50 (20.6)

Sex, n (%) (1)

 

 Male

165 (68.2)

 Female

77 (31.8)

Age (years), n (%)

 

 18–24

100 (41.1)

 25–29

78 (32.1)

 ≥ 30

65 (26.8)

Region of residence, n (%) (1)

 

 Pays de la Loire

172 (71.1)

 Bretagne

24 (9.9)

 Other regions

46 (19.0)

Employment status, n (%) (2)

 

 Employed

140 (58.8)

 Student

67 (28.2)

 Unemployed

23 (9.7)

 Volunteer/civic service

8 (3.3)

Education, n (%) (1)

 

 Higher education

150 (62.0)

 High school/baccalaureate diploma

64 (26.4)

 First stage of primary or secondary education

28 (11.6)

Household type, n (%) (2)

 

 Living alone

104 (44.4)

 Living as a couple

57 (24.4)

 Living with other people

43 (18.4)

 Living with parents

30 (12.8)

Health data

Long-term disease, n (%) (1)

 

 Yes

30 (12.4)

 No

212 (87.6)

Long-term medication treatment, n (%) (2)

 

 Yes

23 (9.6)

 No

216 (90.4)

Consumption data

Tobacco use, n (%) (1)

 

 Festive

24 (9.9)

 Yes, frequency unknown or < 5 cigarettes per day

38 (15.7)

 5 to 10 cigarettes per day

84 (34.7)

 >  10 cigarettes per day

71 (29.4)

 No

25 (10.3)

Alcohol use, n (%)

 

 Festive

96 (39.5)

 Yes, frequency unknown or <  1 glass per day

68 (28.0)

 Yes, >  1 glass per day

74 (30.4)

 No

5 (2.1)

Binge drinking*, number of times per month (2)

 

 ≤ 1 time

63 (26.4)

 2 to 4 times

85 (35.6)

 >  4 times

72 (30.1)

 Yes, frequency unknown

19 (7.9)

Stimulant use, n (%)

 

 Yes

166 (68.3)

 No

77 (31.7)

Hallucinogen use, n (%)

 

 Yes

83 (34.2)

 No

160 (65.8)

Sedative use, n (%)

 

 Yes

14 (5.8)

 No

229 (94.2)

NPS** use, n (%)

 

 Yes

14 (5.8)

 No

229 (94.2)

  1. * Consumption of 6 or more drinks of alcohol during a single occasion
  2. ** NPS: New psychoactive substance
  3. Missing data: (1): < 1%, (2): 1 to 5%