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Table 2 Past 30-Day Marijuana Use and Tobacco and Marijuana Co-Use among Past-Month Marijuana Users (n = 960) by Sociodemographic Characteristics

From: Prevalence and co-use of marijuana among young adult cigarette smokers: An anonymous online national survey

 

Past 30-Day Marijuana Use

Percentage of Days Using Tobacco or Marijuana in which Both Substances Were Used

Variable

Median

Interquartile Range

Group Comparisons

p

Median

Interquartile Range

Group comparisons

p

Gender

  

z = -1.01

0.311

  

z = -.25

0.801

 Male

19.0

(5.0, 30.0)

  

48.4

(13.8, 90.3)

  

 Female

16.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

42.1

(12.9, 90.3)

  

Age

  

z = -1.10

0.271

  

z = -.54

0.588

 18–20

18.0

(5.0, 30.0)

  

48.0

(14.3, 89.3)

  

 21–25

17.0

(3.0, 30.0)

  

45.2

(10.9, 93.5)

  

Ethnicity

  

χ(5)2 = 5.78

0.300

  

χ2 (5) = 11.22

0.047

 African-American

8.0

(4.0, 28.5)

  

35.1

(13.0, 72.4)

  

 Asian/Pacific Islander

17.0

(3.0, 30.0)

  

14.3

(6.3, 74.2)

  

 Caucasian

18.5

(5.0, 30.0)

  

50.0

(14.3, 93.5)

  

 Hispanic/Latino

15.0

(2.0, 26.0)

  

38.7

(6.5, 78.6)

  

 Multi-Ethnic

17.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

42.1

(13.0, 83.3)

  

 Other

14.0

(6.0, 30.0)

  

41.9

(14.3, 93.5)

  

Household Income

  

χ(6)2 = 2.96

0.814

  

χ(6)2 = 4.71

0.582

 Less than $20,000

16.0

(5.0, 30.0)

  

47.8

(14.7, 90.3)

  

 $21,000–$40,000

19.0

(5.0, 30.3)

  

52.7

(12.5, 94.3)

  

 $41,000–$60,000

20.0

(3.0, 30.0)

  

51.6

(12.5, 96.8)

  

 $61,000–$80,000

17.0

(4.0, 29.0)

  

40.0

(14.0, 82.3)

  

 $81,000–$100,000

18.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

48.4

(12.9, 96.8)

  

 $100,000–$200,000

18.0

(6.3, 28.0)

  

41.8

(13.1, 76.8)

  

Region

  

χ(3)2 = 1.83

0.609

  

χ2 (3) = 11.12

0.011

 Northeast

19.0

(7.0, 30.0)

  

57.1

(19.7, 93.5)

  

 Midwest

17.0

(7.0, 30.0)

  

48.4

(22.2, 90.3)

  

 South

16.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

42.0

(12.8, 84.1)

  

 West

19.0

(3.8, 30.0)

  

38.3

(9.1, 90.3)

  

Urban/Rural

  

z = -1.48

0.140

  

z = -2.35

0.019

 Urban

17.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

45.2

(12.9, 87.1)

  

 Rural

20.5

(6.25, 31.0)

  

57.9

(22.6, 96.8)

  

Medical Marijuana State

  

z = -0.42

0.672

  

z = -1.10

0.272

 Yes

19.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

41.7

(10.7, 93.5)

  

 No

17.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

48.3

(15.9, 87.3)

  

Student Status

  

z = -4.00

0.000

  

z = -4.59

0.000

 Student

13.0

(3.0, 28.0)

  

30.0

(7.1, 77.4)

  

 Non-student

19.0

(6.0, 30.0)

  

51.6

(17.0, 93.5)

  

Daily Smoking Status

  

z = -5.34

0.000

  

z = -11.49

0.000

 Daily smoker

21.0

(7.0, 30.0)

  

65.6

(22.7, 96.8)

  

 Non-daily smoker

10.5

(3.0, 26.0)

  

20.0

(5.6, 47.2)

  

Total Sample

18.0

(4.0, 30.0)

  

45.5

(13.1, 90.3)

  
  1. Note. Tests of group differences with two groups used Mann–Whitney z-test, and more than two groups used Kruskal-Wallace chi-square (χ2). Significant differences within sociodemographic variables are in bold text.