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Table 4
Main reasons for using cannabis for a medical purpose, by age and sex, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2015

Table 4
Main reasons for using cannabis for a medical purpose, by age and sex, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Main reasons for using cannabis for a medical purpose Pain, Anxiety, nerves or depression, Insomnia, Other, % 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
	Pain			Anxiety, nerves or depression			Insomnia			Other
	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to
Total	52.5	43.6	61.2	18.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.0	26.5	18.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.7	27.6	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7	15.5
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 4 Note †}	53.9	39.2	68.0	22.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.0	35.0	10.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.3	19.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
25 to 44	45.4	31.9	59.6	24.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	14.2	38.8	22.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.7	37.9	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
45 and older	60.9	45.3	74.5	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	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.1	21.1
Male	49.3	38.4	60.2	19.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.4	29.9	20.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.0	33.5	10.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.8	17.3
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 4 Note †}	53.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	35.1	70.7	22.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.5	39.1	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
25 to 44	46.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	30.7	63.6	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
45 and older	51.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	32.0	69.7	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Female	60.3	46.5	72.7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	12.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7	22.1	10.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.7	18.9
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 4 Note †}	55.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	31.1	76.9		Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	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
25 to 44	40.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	20.2	65.0	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
45 and older	78.7	60.3	90.0	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note: Limited to SDMNM cannabis users only Source: 2015 Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey.

Date modified:: 2018-07-18