Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the socio-demographic variables of patients with life time cannabis (LTC) use
Variable | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 103 | 100 |
Female | 0 | 0 |
Age (years) | ||
0 - 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
11 - 20 | 10 | 9.7 |
21 - 30 | 47 | 45.6 |
31 - 40 | 22 | 21.4 |
41 - 50 | 9 | 8.7 |
51 - 60 | 6 | 5.8 |
61 - 70 | 1 | 1.0 |
Unknown | 8 | 7.8 |
Civil status | ||
Married | 31 | 30.1 |
Unmarried | 46 | 44.7 |
Unknown | 26 | 25.2 |
Level of education | ||
No formal education | 4 | 3.9 |
Primary education | 31 | 30.1 |
Secondary education | 44 | 42.7 |
Tertiary education | 0 | 0.0 |
Unknown | 24 | 23.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Sinhala | 95 | 92.2 |
Tamil | 6 | 5.8 |
Muslim | 2 | 1.9 |
Concurrent substance use | ||
Alcohol* | 54 | 52.4 |
Nicotine* | 21 | 20.4 |
Heroin | 1 | 1.0 |
Other | 0 | 0.0 |
Past history of a psychiatric consultation | ||
Yes | 42 | 40.8 |
No | 61 | 59.2 |
Family history of a psychiatric disorder | ||
Yes | 18 | 17.5 |
No | 85 | 82.5 |