Table 2 Latent class membership by socio-demographics
From: Differentiating people who use cannabis heavily through latent class analysis
N(%) | Significance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall 380(100.0%) | Class 1: moderately heavy 83(21.8%) | Class 2: heavy 259(68.2%) | Class 3: very heavy 38 (10%) | ||
Age | \({\chi }^{2}\)=17.77 p=0.007 | ||||
18–20 years old | 36(9.5) | 15(18.1) | 15(5.8) | 6(15.8) | |
21–30 years old | 199(52.4) | 43(51.2) | 143(55.2) | 13(34.2) | |
31–40 years old | 94(24.7) | 15(18.0) | 67(25.9) | 12(31.6) | |
> 40 years old | 51(13.4) | 10(12.1) | 34(13.3) | 7(18.4) | |
Male | 235(61.8) | 53(63.9) | 152(58.6) | 30(78.9) | \({\chi }^{2}\)=5.94 p=0.051 |
Married/with partner | 89(23.4) | 14(16.9) | 65(25.1) | 10(26.3) | \({\chi }^{2}\)=2.57 p=0.277 |
Education | \({\chi }^{2}\)=36.80 p<0.0001 | ||||
Primary | 19(5.0) | 2(2.4) | 11(4.3) | 6(15.8) | |
Secondary | 46(12.2) | 6(7.23) | 29(11.3) | 11(29.0) | |
Vocational Training | 40(10.6) | 10(12.0) | 22(8.6) | 8(21.0) | |
Baccalaureate | 45(11.9) | 9(10.8) | 31(12.1) | 5(13.2) | |
University | 227(60.2) | 56(67.5) | 163(63.7) | 8(21.0) | |
Employment | \({\chi }^{2}\)=10.06 p=0.039 | ||||
Employed | 237(62.4) | 49(59.0) | 166(64.1) | 22(57.9) | |
Unemployed | 52(13.7) | 11(13.2) | 30(11.6) | 11(28.9) | |
Inactive | 91(23.9) | 23(27.7) | 63(24.3) | 5(13.2) | |
Monthly income | \({\chi }^{2}\)=1.44 p=0.837 | ||||
Less 301 € | 75(22.3) | 17(24.3) | 49(21.0) | 9(27.3) | |
301–900 € | 115(34.2) | 25(35.7) | 81(34.8) | 9(27.3) | |
Higher 901 € | 146(43.4) | 28(40.0) | 103(44.2) | 15(45.4) | |