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Table 1 Demographics

From: Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

 

Total sample (n = 2.841)

Substitution users (n = 1.546)

Odds of substituting

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

1.020 (35.9)

511 (33.1)

1.00 (reference)

 Female

1.769 (63.2)

1.024 (66.2)

1.25* (1.05–1.47)

 Other

6 (0.2)

3 (0.2)

1.24 (0.20–7.95)

 Missing

19 (0.7)

8 (0.5)

 

Age

 18–24

126 (4.4)

57 (3.7)

1.00 (reference)

 25–34

338 (11.9)

178 (11.5)

1.16 (0.76–1.79)

 35–44

555 (19.6)

313 (20.3)

1.20 (0.78–1.84)

 45–54

795 (28)

472 (30.5)

1.20 (0.78–1.85)

 55–64

681 (24)

365 (23.6)

0.86 (0.55–1.34)

 65–74

296 (10.4)

140 (9.1)

0.77 (0.43–1.39)

 > 75

47 (1.7)

21 (1.4)

0.71 (0.32–1.57)

 Missing

3 (0.1)

  

Current employment

 Full-time employment

737 (25.9)

340 (22)

1.00 (reference)

 Part-time employment

112 (3.9)

61 (4)

1.40 (0.93–2.10)

 Student

128 (4.5)

63 (4.1)

1.25 (0.82–1.90)

 Unemployed

50 (1.8)

31 (2)

1.93* (1.06–3.53)

 Retired (pension and early retirement)

377 (13.3)

180 (11.6)

1.44 (0.95–2.18)

 Stay-at-home

23 (0.8)

10 (0.7)

0.94 (0.40–2.19)

 Disability pension

620 (21.8)

401 (25.9)

2.21*** (1.75–2.80)

 On sick leave

87 (3.1)

43 (2.8)

1.11 (0.71–1.74)

 Reduced employment (due to reduced working capacity)

524 (18.4)

323 (20.9)

1.76*** (1.39–2.22)

 Other

147 (5.2)

74 (4.8)

1.21 (0.84–3.54)

 Missing

36 (1.3)

20 (1.3)

 

Education

 None

35 (1.2)

17 (1.1)

1.00 (reference)

 9th grade

322 (11.3)

165 (10.7)

1.15 (0.56–2.35)

 9th–-11th (HG, EFG, EGU)

142 (5)

80 (5.2)

1.34 (0.62–2.86)

 High school (STX, HHX, HF)

285 (10)

136 (8.8)

1.05 (0.51–2.17)

 Vocational secondary education

512 (18)

307 (19.9)

1.68 (0.83–3.40)

 Short-cycle higher education

332 (11.7)

181 (11.7)

1.26 (0.61–2.58)

 Medium-cycle higher education

814 (28.7)

460 (29.8)

1.48 (0.74–2.98)

 Long-cycle higher education

237 (8.3)

119 (7.7)

1.30 (0.62–2.70)

 Other

103 (3.6)

53 (3.4)

1.21 (0.55–2.65)

 Missing

59 (2.1)

28 (1.8)

 

Region

 Capital

670 (23.6)

344 (22.3)

1.00 (reference)

 Central Jutland

623 (21.9)

329 (21.3)

0.96 (0.77–1.21)

 Zealand

558 (19.6)

318 (20.6)

1.14 (0.90–1.44)

 Southern Denmark

537 (18.9)

309 (20)

1.19 (0.94–1.51)

 Northern Jutland

340 (12)

191 (12.4)

1.16 (0.88–1.51)

 Missing

113 (4)

55 (3.6)

 
  1. OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001