Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Environmental and Public Health Volume 2015, Article ID 476017, 7 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/476017
Research Article Rules regarding Marijuana and Its Use in Personal Residences: Findings from Marijuana Users and Nonusers Recruited through Social Media Carla J. Berg,1 David B. Buller,2 Gillian L. Schauer,1 Michael Windle,1 Erin Stratton,3 and Michelle C. Kegler1 1
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA 2 Klein Buendel, Inc., 1667 Cole Boulevard, Suite 225, Golden, CO 80401, USA 3 Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Carla J. Berg; [email protected] Received 27 April 2015; Accepted 1 October 2015 Academic Editor: Chit Ming Wong Copyright © 2015 Carla J. Berg et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Recent changes in policy and social norms related to marijuana use have increased its use and concern about how/where marijuana should be used. We aimed to characterize rules regarding marijuana and its use in homes. We recruited 1,567 US adults aged 18– 34 years through Facebook advertisements to complete an online survey assessing marijuana use, social factors, perceptions of marijuana, and rules regarding marijuana and its use in the home, targeting tobacco and marijuana users to ensure the relevance of this topic. Overall, 648 (41.6%) were current marijuana users; 46.0% of participants reported that “marijuana of any type is not allowed in their home or on their property.” Of those allowing marijuana on their property, 6.4% prohibited use of marijuana in their home. Of the remainder, 29.2% prohibited smoking marijuana, and 11.0% prohibited vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana. Correlates of more restrictive rules included younger age, being female, having HS = 63.0% versus 70.7%, 𝑝 < .001), and were more likely to be married or living with a partner (62.3% versus 54.5%, 𝑝 = .001). In terms of social factors, they were more likely to be living
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Table 1: Participant characteristics and bivariate analyses demonstrating associations with HMR index scores.
Variable Sociodemographics Age (SD) Gender (%) Male Female Race (%) White Other Ethnicity (%) Hispanic/Latino Other Education (%) ≤High school Some college ≥Bachelor’s degree Parental education (%) ≤High school Some college ≥Bachelor’s degree Employment status (%) Employed full or part time Full or part time student Unemployed/other Sexual orientation (%) Heterosexual Other Community type (%) Rural Urban Suburban Social factors Relationship status (%) Married/living with partner Other Living situation (%) Live alone Live with spouse/partner Live with friends/relatives Live with parents Live on campus Other
Total 𝑁 = 1567 𝑁 (%) or M (SD)
Association with HMR M (SD) or 𝑟
25.18 (5.09)
−0.07
766 (49.1) 776 (49.7)
26.94 (7.41) 27.73 (6.89)
1356 (86.9) 204 (13.1)
27.22 (7.22) 28.00 (6.72)
201 (13.0) 1341 (87.0)
27.44 (7.23) 27.29 (7.17)
𝑝 value
.006 .029
.151
.785
.083 508 (32.6) 795 (51.0) 257 (16.5)
27.89 (6.99) 26.99 (7.34) 27.24 (6.90)
437 (28.0) 489 (31.4) 633 (40.6)
28.34 (6.68) 27.04 (7.14) 26.83 (7.44)
788 (50.5) 334 (21.4) 438 (28.1)
27.11 (7.34) 27.36 (6.78) 27.69 (7.11)
.002
.393
.035 1222 (78.6) 333 (21.4)
27.53 (7.00) 26.59 (7.68) .133
400 (25.6) 491 (31.5) 669 (42.9)
27.68 (6.82) 26.80 (7.49) 27.49 (7.10)
659 (42.3) 900 (57.7)
27.27 (7.17) 27.83 (7.15)
133 (8.5) 600 (38.5) 364 (23.3) 347 (22.2) 81 (5.2) 35 (2.2)
27.29 (6.68) 27.14 (7.16) 26.13 (8.07) 28.47 (6.47) 28.64 (6.31) 28.69 (4.99)
.748
.001
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Journal of Environmental and Public Health Table 1: Continued.
Variable Have children (%) No Yes Parental figure uses marijuana No Yes People who live with you use marijuana No Yes Partner uses marijuana No partner/no use Yes Number of 5 closest friends using marijuana Social acceptability of marijuana use Perceptions of harm and use Harm to health of marijuana use Harm to health of marijuana byproducts Addictiveness of marijuana
Total 𝑁 = 1567 𝑁 (%) or M (SD)
Association with HMR M (SD) or 𝑟
𝑝 value .426
1112 (71.3) 448 (28.7)
27.23 (7.22) 27.55 (7.02)
Research Article Rules regarding Marijuana and Its Use in Personal Residences: Findings from Marijuana Users and Nonusers Recruited through Social Media Carla J. Berg,1 David B. Buller,2 Gillian L. Schauer,1 Michael Windle,1 Erin Stratton,3 and Michelle C. Kegler1 1
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA 2 Klein Buendel, Inc., 1667 Cole Boulevard, Suite 225, Golden, CO 80401, USA 3 Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Carla J. Berg; [email protected] Received 27 April 2015; Accepted 1 October 2015 Academic Editor: Chit Ming Wong Copyright © 2015 Carla J. Berg et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Recent changes in policy and social norms related to marijuana use have increased its use and concern about how/where marijuana should be used. We aimed to characterize rules regarding marijuana and its use in homes. We recruited 1,567 US adults aged 18– 34 years through Facebook advertisements to complete an online survey assessing marijuana use, social factors, perceptions of marijuana, and rules regarding marijuana and its use in the home, targeting tobacco and marijuana users to ensure the relevance of this topic. Overall, 648 (41.6%) were current marijuana users; 46.0% of participants reported that “marijuana of any type is not allowed in their home or on their property.” Of those allowing marijuana on their property, 6.4% prohibited use of marijuana in their home. Of the remainder, 29.2% prohibited smoking marijuana, and 11.0% prohibited vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana. Correlates of more restrictive rules included younger age, being female, having HS = 63.0% versus 70.7%, 𝑝 < .001), and were more likely to be married or living with a partner (62.3% versus 54.5%, 𝑝 = .001). In terms of social factors, they were more likely to be living
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Table 1: Participant characteristics and bivariate analyses demonstrating associations with HMR index scores.
Variable Sociodemographics Age (SD) Gender (%) Male Female Race (%) White Other Ethnicity (%) Hispanic/Latino Other Education (%) ≤High school Some college ≥Bachelor’s degree Parental education (%) ≤High school Some college ≥Bachelor’s degree Employment status (%) Employed full or part time Full or part time student Unemployed/other Sexual orientation (%) Heterosexual Other Community type (%) Rural Urban Suburban Social factors Relationship status (%) Married/living with partner Other Living situation (%) Live alone Live with spouse/partner Live with friends/relatives Live with parents Live on campus Other
Total 𝑁 = 1567 𝑁 (%) or M (SD)
Association with HMR M (SD) or 𝑟
25.18 (5.09)
−0.07
766 (49.1) 776 (49.7)
26.94 (7.41) 27.73 (6.89)
1356 (86.9) 204 (13.1)
27.22 (7.22) 28.00 (6.72)
201 (13.0) 1341 (87.0)
27.44 (7.23) 27.29 (7.17)
𝑝 value
.006 .029
.151
.785
.083 508 (32.6) 795 (51.0) 257 (16.5)
27.89 (6.99) 26.99 (7.34) 27.24 (6.90)
437 (28.0) 489 (31.4) 633 (40.6)
28.34 (6.68) 27.04 (7.14) 26.83 (7.44)
788 (50.5) 334 (21.4) 438 (28.1)
27.11 (7.34) 27.36 (6.78) 27.69 (7.11)
.002
.393
.035 1222 (78.6) 333 (21.4)
27.53 (7.00) 26.59 (7.68) .133
400 (25.6) 491 (31.5) 669 (42.9)
27.68 (6.82) 26.80 (7.49) 27.49 (7.10)
659 (42.3) 900 (57.7)
27.27 (7.17) 27.83 (7.15)
133 (8.5) 600 (38.5) 364 (23.3) 347 (22.2) 81 (5.2) 35 (2.2)
27.29 (6.68) 27.14 (7.16) 26.13 (8.07) 28.47 (6.47) 28.64 (6.31) 28.69 (4.99)
.748
.001
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Journal of Environmental and Public Health Table 1: Continued.
Variable Have children (%) No Yes Parental figure uses marijuana No Yes People who live with you use marijuana No Yes Partner uses marijuana No partner/no use Yes Number of 5 closest friends using marijuana Social acceptability of marijuana use Perceptions of harm and use Harm to health of marijuana use Harm to health of marijuana byproducts Addictiveness of marijuana
Total 𝑁 = 1567 𝑁 (%) or M (SD)
Association with HMR M (SD) or 𝑟
𝑝 value .426
1112 (71.3) 448 (28.7)
27.23 (7.22) 27.55 (7.02)
