Table 3 Comparison of characteristics between dependent and nondependent regular cannabis users (N = 194 regular users)
From: Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey
|  | Regular cannabis users (N = 194) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dependence | Yes (n = 123) | No (n = 71) | P |
Music style of the festival, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Electronic | 59 (48.0) | 28 (39.4) | 0.094 |
 Eclectic | 35 (28.5) | 31 (43.7) |  |
 Dub | 29 (23.5) | 12 (16.9) |  |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.293 |
 Male | 83 (67.5) | 53 (74.7) |  |
 Female | 40 (32.5) | 18 (25.3) |  |
Age (years), n (%) | Â | Â | 0.160 |
 18–24 | 55 (44.7) | 25 (35.2) |  |
 25–29 | 39 (31.7) | 24 (33.8) |  |
  ≥ 30 | 29 (23.6) | 22 (31.0) |  |
Region of residence, n (%) (1) | Â | Â | 0.743 |
 Pays de la Loire | 90 (73.8) | 54 (76.1) |  |
 Bretagne | 10 (8.2) | 7 (9.8) |  |
 Other regions | 22 (18.0) | 10 (14.1) |  |
Employment status, n (%) (2) | Â | Â | 0.540 |
 Student | 34 (28.6) | 18 (25.4) |  |
 Unemployed | 13 (10.9) | 5 (7.0) |  |
 Employed | 72 (60.5) | 48 (67.6) |  |
Education, n (%) (1) | Â | Â | 0.894 |
 Higher education | 73 (59.8) | 41 (57.7) |  |
 High school/baccalaureate diploma | 34 (27.9) | 22 (31.0) |  |
 First stage of primary or secondary education | 15 (12.3) | 8 (11.3) |  |
Household type, n (%) (2) | Â | Â | 0.314 |
 Living alone | 53 (45.3) | 26 (38.2) |  |
 Living as a couple | 22 (18.8) | 21 (30.9) |  |
 Living with other people | 27 (23.1) | 14 (20.6) |  |
 Living with parents | 15 (12.8) | 7 (10.3) |  |
Long-term disease, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.513 |
 Yes | 16 (13.0) | 7 (9.9) |  |
 No | 107 (87.0) | 64 (90.1) |  |
Long-term medication treatment, n (%) (1) | Â | Â | 0.846 |
 Yes | 11 (9.0) | 7 (9.9) |  |
 No | 111 (91.0) | 64 (90.1) |  |
Tobacco use, n (%) (1) | Â | Â | 0.541 |
 Yes | 110 (90.2) | 62 (87.3) |  |
 No | 12 (9.8) | 9 (12.7) |  |
Alcohol use, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.358 |
 Yes | 121 (98.4) | 68 (95.8) |  |
 No | 2 (1.6) | 3 (4.2) |  |
Binge drinking***, number of times per month (2) | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 1 time | 30 (24.8) | 21 (30.0) | 0.504 |
 2 to 4 times | 42 (34.7) | 28 (40.0) |  |
  > 4 times | 37 (30.6) | 17 (24.3) |  |
 Any | 12 (9.9) | 4 (5.7) |  |
Use of at least one stimulant, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.0003 |
 Yes | 95 (77.2) | 37 (52.1) |  |
 No | 28 (22.8) | 34 (47.9) |  |
Use of at least one hallucinogen, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.014 |
 Yes | 53 (43.1) | 18 (25.3) |  |
 No | 70 (56.9) | 53 (74.7) |  |
Use of at least one sedative, n (%) | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 Yes | 7 (5.7) | 5 (5.6) |  |
 No | 116 (94.3) | 67 (94.4) |  |
Use of at least one NPS, n (%) | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 Yes | 8 (6.5) | 4 (5.6) |  |
 No | 115 (93.5) | 67 (94.4) |  |