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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the CAMS-18 sample (n = 1387)

From: Medical cannabis use in the Australian community following introduction of legal access: the 2018–2019 Online Cross-Sectional Cannabis as Medicine Survey (CAMS-18)

Characteristic

Age, mean (SD)

43.4 (13.9)

Gender

Female

560 (40.4%)

Male

799 (57.6%)

Other

28 (2.0%)

Relationship status

Partnered (currently in relationship, including defacto and married)

861 (62.1%)

Single (not currently in a relationship, including separated, divorced, widowed)

526 (37.9%)

Indigenous status

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

56 (4.0%)

Not Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

1331 (96.0%)

Highest education level attained

Primary school

14 (1.0%)

Secondary school

278 (20.0%)

Trade or vocational college

461 (33.2%)

University degree

631 (45.5%)

Other

3 (0.2%)

Employment status

Full-time work

633 (45.6%)

Part-time work

188 (13.6%)

Home duties

78 (5.6%)

Student

77 (5.6%)

Unemployed

63 (4.5%)

Retired

128 (9.2%)

  1. Missing values excluded from denominator when calculating percentages