Table A
Survey questions related to cannabis/marijuana, by survey, 1985 through 2015

Table A
Survey questions related to cannabis/marijuana, by survey, 1985 through 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Survey questions related to cannabis/marijuana. The information is grouped by Survey name (appearing as row headers), Year, Cannabis (marijuana) question preface, Cannabis (marijuana) ever use , Cannabis (marijuana) use during: , Frequency of cannabis (marijuana) use: , Age of initiation and Medicinal use (appearing as column headers).
Survey name Year Cannabis (marijuana) question preface Cannabis (marijuana) ever use Cannabis (marijuana) use during: Frequency of cannabis (marijuana) use: Age of initiation Medicinal use
Past 12 months Past 3 months Past 12 months Daily use Near daily use Past 3 months Daily use Near daily use
Health Promotion Survey (HPS) 1985 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable In the past 12 months have you used marijuana or hashish? Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1990 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used: marijuana or hashish? Have you used it in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
National Addiction Survey (NADS) 1989 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used any of the following? Marijuana or hash (response categories distinguish between use during last 12 months and not during last 12 months) Have you ever used any of the following? Marijuana or hash Note ...: not applicable How often have you used marijuana or hash in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable More than once a week Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
General Social Survey (GSS) 1993 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable In the past 12 months, did you use marijuana/ hash? Note ...: not applicable In the past 12 months, how often marijuana/ hash used? Note ...: not applicable More than once a week Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Canada's Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey (CADS) 1994 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever tried or used marijuana or hash? Have you used it in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable How often did you use marijuana or hash in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable More than once a week Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Canadian Community Health Survey -Mental Health and Well-being (CCHS-MH) 2002 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used or tried marijuana or hashish? Have you used it in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable How often (did you use marijuana or hashish in the past 12 months?) Every day Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2012 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used or tried marijuana or hashish? Have you used it in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable How often (did you use marijuana or hashish in the past 12 months?) Every day Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS) 2004 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish? Have you used it in the past 12 months? And how about the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana, cannabis or hashish (in the past 3 months)?) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable And how about the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana, cannabis or hashish (in the past 3 months)? Note ...: not applicable Daily or almost daily How old were you when you started using marijuana, cannabis or hashish?
In the past 12 months have you intentionally used marijuana, cannabis, hashish to treat pain, nausea, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, depression or any other medical condition?
Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2004 through 2012 Note ...: not applicable Have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish? Have you used it in the past 12 months? Note ...: not applicable How often did you use marijuana, cannabis or hashish in the past 12 months? Every day Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable How old were you when you first did this? Note ...: not applicable
Canadian Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) 2008 through 2010, 2012 In this series of questions when we use the term marijuana, we refer to the use of marijuana, hashish, hash oil or other cannabis derivates. In your lifetime, have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish...Interviewer note not read: Including medical use Have you used it in the past 12 months? And how about the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana? Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable And how about the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana? Note ...: not applicable Daily or almost daily How old were you when you started using marijuana? Note ...: not applicable
2011 In the past 12 months, have you used or tried marijuana (hashish, hash oil or other cannabis derivatives) for medical purposes?
Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drug Survey (CTADS) 2013 In this series of questions when we use the term marijuana, we refer to the use of marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or: other cannabis derivatives (2013); any other preparation of the cannabis plant (2015). During your lifetime, have you ever used or tried marijuana? Interviewer note not read -- This includes the: medical use of marijuana, cannabis or hashish (2013); use of marijuana (hashish, hash oil or other cannabis derivatives for medical purposes) (2015).
 During the past 12 months have you used marijuana? During the past three months have you used marijuana? Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable During the past three months how often did you use marijuana? Note ...: not applicable Daily or almost daily How old were you when you tried or started using marijuana? Note ...: not applicable
2015 In the past 12 months, have you used or tried marijuana (hashish, hash oil or other cannabis derivatives) for medical purposes?
... not applicable
Sources: 1985 and 1990 Health Promotion Survey (HPS); 1989 National Addiction Survey (NADS); 1993 General Social Survey (GSS); 1994 Canadian Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey (CADS); 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS); 2004 through 2012 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS); 2008 through 2012 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS); 2013 and 2015 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS); 2002 and 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health and Well-being (CCHS-MH).

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