Table 1 Demographics of all groups

Gender

 (a) Male

70(32%)

50(32%)

17(35%)

 (b) Female

148(68%)

108(68%)

32(65%)

Male: Female

1:2.1

1:2.16

1:1.8

Age (mean ± std)

45 ± 16

46 ± 16

43 ± 14

 (a) < 65

192(88%)

137(87%)

46(94%)

 (b) 65 + 

26(12%)

21(13%)

3(6%)

Place of birth

N = 217

N = 157

N = 49

 (a) Canadian born

134(62%)

105(67%)

25(51%)

 (b) Foreign born

83(38%)

52(33%)

24(49%)

Marital status

N = 218

N = 158

N = 49

 Single, divorced, separated, widow

95 (44%)

64 (41%)

26 (53%)

 Married, common law

123 (56%)

94 (60%)

23 (47%)

Level of education

 High school or less

81 (37%)

60 (38%)

18 (37%)

 College, university, postgraduate

120 (55%)

85 (54%)

28 (57%)

Annual household income

N = 214

N = 155

N = 48

 Less than $19,999

32(15%)

17(11%)

10(20%)

 $20,000 to $49,999

58(27%)

41(26%)

14(29%)

 $50,000 to $99,999

77(35%)

61(39%)

13(27%)

 $100,000 to $149,999

29(13%)

23(15%)

6(12%)

 More than $150,000

18(8%)

13(8%)

5(10%)

Use of cannabis during the past year + 

 Yes

65(30%)

49(31%)

13(27%)

 No

153(70%)

109(69%)

36(73%)

Are you currently using

N = 65

N = 49

N = 13

 Cannabis Prescribed

27(12%)

21(13%)

5(10%)

 Non-prescribed

29(13%)

26(17%)

2(4%)

 Both

9(4%)

2(1%)

6(12%)

 Pain characteristics

N = 177

N = 133

N = 35

Pain cause

 Disease

23 (13%)

18(14%)

3(9%)

Injuries with medicolegal implications

 MVA

68(38%)

52(39%)

12(34%)

 Work accident

26(15%)

16(12%)

8(23%)

 Slip and Fall

26(15%)

19(14%)

5(14%)

 Other incl. surgery

34 (19%)

28(21%)

7(20%)

Pain body map area

 Lower back/buttocks/hips

143(66%)

110(70%)

28(57%)

Pain rating (BPI scale)

 Pain at its WORST in the last week (mean ± std)

8 ± 1

8 ± 1

8 ± 1

 Pain at its LEAST in the last week (mean ± std)

4 ± 2

4 ± 2

5 ± 2

 Pain you have RIGHT now (mean ± std)

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

AVERAGE pain in the last week (mean ± std)

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

7 ± 2