Table 4
Number and percentage of people reporting non-medical, medical, and both medical and non-medical cannabis use by gender and age, household population aged 15 years or older, Canada, fourth quarter 2018
Thousands – People | % – People | Lower limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | Upper limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | ||||
Non-medical | 2,220.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
Medical with a medical document | 479.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Medical without a medical document | 620.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
Both medical and non-medical | 1,271.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
Gender | ||||
Female1 | ||||
Non-medical | 814.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
Medical with a medical document | 227.4 | 1.5E | 1.0 | 2.3 |
Medical without a medical document | 282.3 | 1.9E | 1.3 | 2.6 |
Both medical and non-medical | 384.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
Male | ||||
Non-medical | 1,406.4 | 9.62 | 8.0 | 11.4 |
Medical with a medical document | 251.7 | 1.7E | 1.2 | 2.5 |
Medical without a medical document | 331.3 | 2.3E | 1.6 | 3.2 |
Both medical and non-medical | 849.8 | 5.82 | 4.6 | 7.3 |
Age | ||||
15 to 241 | ||||
Non-medical | 714.4 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 24.3 |
Medical with a medical document | F | F | ... | ... |
Medical without a medical document | 145.2 | 3.7E | 2.0 | 6.8 |
Both medical and non-medical | 190.9 | 4.9E | 2.7 | 8.6 |
25 or older | ||||
Non-medical | 1,506.5 | 5.83 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
Medical with a medical document | 453.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
Medical without a medical document | 475.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
Both medical and non-medical | 1,080.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
average age | average age | lower limit (years) | upper limit (years) | |
Average (total) | ... | 38.1 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
Non-medical1 | ... | 34.8 | 32.9 | 36.7 |
Medical with a medical document | ... | 50.22 | 45.4 | 54.9 |
Medical without a medical document | ... | 39.9 | 35.2 | 44.5 |
Both medical and non-medical | ... | 38.22 | 35.7 | 40.7 |
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
National Cannabis Survey (5262).
Table note 1
Reference category.
Table note 2
Significantly higher than reference category.
Table note 3
Significantly lower than reference category.
Table note 4
Confidence intervals are used to express the precision of the estimate.