Table 2
Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada excluding territories, 2015

Table 2
Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada excluding territories, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users Once or twice , Monthly, Weekly, Daily or near-daily, % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval
	Once or twice			Monthly			Weekly			Daily or near-daily
	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to
Non-medical only (NMO) users (one-time users included)
Total	34.3^Note *	28.4	40.6	16.9	13.1	21.7	22.4^Note *	17.9	27.7	26.4^Note *	20.7	32.9
Sex
Male	26.2^Note *	20.0	33.5	17.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.9	23.6	25.7	19.5	33.2	31.1^Note *	23.4	40.1
Female	46.2^Note *^{Table 2 Note †}	36.4	56.3	16.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.5	24.1	17.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.8	25.3	19.3^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *^{Table 2 Note †}	12.6	28.4
Age group (years)
15 to 24	29.5^Note *	24.2	35.4	21.4	16.3	27.5	25.4	19.6	32.2	23.7^Note *	18.3	30.0
25 to 44	34.5	24.4	46.2	13.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.0	22.6	19.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.3	29.1	32.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	22.3	44.5
45 and older	43.4^Note *	30.6	57.3	16.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.3	26.7	24.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.8	35.6	16.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *^{Table 2 Note ‡}	9.1	26.8
Non-medical only (NMO) users (one-time users excluded)
Total	33.2^Note *	27.3	39.7	17.2	13.3	22.0	22.8	18.2	28.1	26.8^Note *	21.1	33.4
Sex
Male	25.6^Note *	19.4	33.0	17.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.0	23.8	25.9	19.6	33.4	31.3^Note *	23.6	40.3
Female	44.6^Note *^{Table 2 Note †}	34.6	55.1	17.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.9	24.8	18.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.1	26.1	19.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	13.0	29.3
Age group (years)
15 to 24	27.7^Note *	22.6	33.5	22.0	16.8	28.2	26.1	20.1	33.0	24.3^Note *	18.9	30.7
25 to 44	33.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	23.5	45.5	13.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.1	22.9	19.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.5	29.5	32.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	22.5	45.1
45 and older	43.3^Note *^{Table 2 Note §}	30.4	57.2	16.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.3	26.8	24.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.8	35.7	16.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *^{Table 2 Note ‡}	9.1	26.8
Self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users
Total	5.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.8	8.4	11.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7	19.6	35.5	26.2	46.1	47.2	37.6	56.9
Sex
Male	4.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.7	8.1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	36.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	25.2	50.0	51.3	38.8	63.6
Female	8.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.4	14.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	32.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	19.2	49.6	37.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	24.1	52.6
Age group (years)
15 to 24	5.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.9	10.5	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	29.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.5	45.8	53.4	39.2	67.1
25 to 44	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	31.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	18.4	47.6	55.3	40.0	69.8
45 and older	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.5	12.1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	43.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	28.4	60.6	33.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 2 Note ‡}	21.2	49.0
... not applicable ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from the same age group and/or sex SDMNM cannabis using counterparts (p<0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from males (p<0.05) Return to note † referrer Note ‡ significantly different from individuals aged 25 to 44 (p<0.05) Return to note ‡ referrer Note § significantly different from individuals aged 15 to 24 (p<0.05) Return to note § referrer Source: 2015 Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey.

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Table 2
Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada excluding territories, 2015

Table 2 Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada excluding territories, 2015

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Table 2
Frequency of past-3-months cannabis use (any purpose) among non-medical only (NMO) and self-defined medical / non-medical (SDMNM) users, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada excluding territories, 2015