Table 2 Bivariate analyses examining participant characteristics in relation to past 30-day cannabis use, intentions to use, and intentions to allow use in the home or near children if legalized among US and Israeli adults, N = 2,222
Total N = 2,222 (100%) | Cannabis use | Intentions to use cannabis in the next year | Intentions to allow use in home/near children if legala | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No N = 1,852 (83.3%) | Yes N = 370 (16.7%) | |||||||
N (%) or | N (%) or | N (%) or | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Among all participants: | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | or r | p | or r | p |
Sociodemographics | ||||||||
Country, N (%) and M (SD) | < .001 | < .001 | .977 | |||||
US | 1,128 (50.8) | 880 (47.5) | 248 (67.0) | 2.30 (2.17) | 1.58 (0.80) | |||
Israel | 1,094 (49.2) | 972 (52.5) | 122 (33.0) | 1.85 (1.68) | 1.58 (0.79) | |||
Age, M (SD) and r | 32.19 (7.74) | 32.06 (7.79) | 32.82 (7.50) | .083 | .04 | .081 | -.001 | .958 |
Gender, N (%) and M (SD) | .022 | .002 | .004 | |||||
Male | 1,104 (49.7) | 900 (48.6) | 204 (55.1) | 2.21 (2.02) | 1.63 (0.82) | |||
Female | 1,118 (50.3) | 952 (51.4) | 166 (44.9) | 1.95 (1.88) | 1.53 (0.77) | |||
Sexual orientation, N (%) and M (SD) | .001 | .019 | .093 | |||||
Heterosexual/straight | 1,866 (84.0) | 1,576 (85.1) | 290 (78.4) | 2.03 (1.91) | 1.57 (0.79) | |||
Sexual minority | 356 (16.0) | 276 (14.9) | 80 (21.6) | 2.30 (2.14) | 1.65 (0.81) | |||
Education, N (%) and M (SD) | .013 | .077 | .720 | |||||
< College degree | 1,269 (57.1) | 1,036 (55.9) | 233 (63.0) | 2.14 (2.03) | 1.58 (0.79) | |||
≥ College degree | 953 (42.9) | 816 (44.1) | 137 (37.0) | 1.99 (1.84) | 1.59 (0.80) | |||
Marital status, N (%) and M (SD) | .154 | .639 | .753 | |||||
Married/cohabitating | 1,186 (53.4) | 1001 (54.0) | 185 (50.0) | 2.06 (1.95) | 1.58 (0.80) | |||
Other | 1,036 (46.6) | 851 (46.0) | 185 (50.0) | 2.10 (1.95) | 1.59 (0.79) | |||
Children in the home, N (%) and M (SD) | < .001 | .015 | .001 | |||||
No | 1,097 (49.4) | 881 (47.6) | 216 (58.4) | 2.18 (2.00) | 1.64 (0.81) | |||
Yes | 1,125 (50.6) | 971 (52.4) | 154 (41.6) | 1.97 (1.90) | 1.53 (0.79) | |||
Theory-based predictors, M (SD) and r | ||||||||
Perceived risk – mean score | 4.75 (1.97) | 4.97 (1.94) | 3.62 (1.72) | < .001 | -.28 | < .001 | -.34 | < .001 |
Addictiveness | 4.76 (2.25) | 4.93 (2.25) | 3.91 (2.05) | < .001 | -.18 | < .001 | -.24 | < .001 |
Harm to health | 4.73 (2.20) | 5.01 (2.14) | 3.34 (1.95) | < .001 | -.32 | < .001 | -.36 | < .001 |
Perceived social norms – mean score | 2.49 (1.60) | 2.11 (1.33) | 4.37 (1.49) | < .001 | .64 | < .001 | .56 | < .001 |
Social acceptability | 2.58 (1.90) | 2.20 (1.67) | 4.46 (1.88) | < .001 | .55 | < .001 | .51 | < .001 |
Use in social network | 2.40 (1.68) | 2.02 (1.39) | 4.28 (1.69) | < .001 | .60 | < .001 | .50 | < .001 |
Past 30-day cannabis use, N (%) and M (SD) | – | < .001 | < .001 | |||||
No | 1852 (83.3) | – | – | 1.44 (1.20) | 1.42 (0.70) | |||
Yes | 370 (16.7) | – | – | 5.25 (1.91) | 2.41 (0.75) | |||