Table 1 Descriptive statistics: Mental health indicators, substance use, and sociodemographic characteristics
| Â | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 | All waves | |||||||
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Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Mental health indicators | ||||||||||||||
  Moderate/severe anxiety | 256 | 25.5% | 215 | 21.5% | 196 | 19.5% | 193 | 19.2% | 212 | 21.1% | 244 | 24.3% | 1319 | 21.9% |
  Felt depressed | 205 | 20.4% | 212 | 21.2% | 185 | 18.4% | 188 | 18.7% | 213 | 21.2% | 218 | 21.7% | 1222 | 20.3% |
  Felt lonely | 233 | 23.2% | 237 | 23.7% | 211 | 21.0% | 231 | 23.0% | 202 | 20.1% | 234 | 23.3% | 1349 | 22.4% |
Alcohol and cannabis use | ||||||||||||||
  Cannabis use past week | 115 | 11.5% | 130 | 13.0% | 124 | 12.4% | 131 | 13.1% | 119 | 11.9% | 160 | 16.0% | 781 | 13.0% |
  Heavy Episodic Drinking | 238 | 23.7% | 247 | 24.7% | 267 | 26.6% | 271 | 27.2% | 255 | 25.5% | 257 | 25.7% | 1537 | 25.6% |
  Increase in cannabis use | 64 | 6.4% | 70 | 7.0% | 59 | 5.9% | 62 | 6.2% | 53 | 5.3% | 93 | 9.3% | 401 | 6.7% |
  Increase in alcohol use | 253 | 25.2% | 244 | 24.4% | 216 | 21.5% | 209 | 20.8% | 168 | 16.7% | 208 | 20.7% | 1295 | 21.5% |
Covariates | ||||||||||||||
  Men | 504 | 50.1% | 492 | 49.1% | 501 | 49.9% | 502 | 50.0% | 497 | 49.6% | 492 | 49.1% | 2986 | 49.6% |
  Women | 498 | 49.6% | 497 | 49.6% | 499 | 49.7% | 492 | 49.1% | 498 | 49.7% | 503 | 50.1% | 2986 | 49.6% |
  Living with others | 797 | 79.5% | 788 | 78.9% | 787 | 78.7% | 799 | 79.9% | 797 | 79.6% | 796 | 79.8% | 4763 | 79.4% |
  Living alone | 205 | 20.5% | 211 | 21.1% | 213 | 21.3% | 201 | 20.1% | 204 | 20.4% | 201 | 20.2% | 1236 | 20.6% |
  Presence of children | 229 | 22.8% | 236 | 23.6% | 237 | 23.6% | 242 | 24.1% | 234 | 23.3% | 216 | 21.5% | 1397 | 23.2% |
  No children | 776 | 77.2% | 766 | 76.4% | 768 | 76.4% | 761 | 75.9% | 769 | 76.7% | 787 | 78.5% | 4624 | 76.8% |
  Household income less than $40K | 128 | 12.7% | 121 | 12.1% | 136 | 13.5% | 118 | 11.8% | 116 | 11.6% | 110 | 11.0% | 729 | 12.1% |
  Household income in $40,000-$79,999 | 268 | 26.7% | 236 | 23.6% | 238 | 23.7% | 235 | 23.4% | 247 | 24.6% | 236 | 23.5% | 1457 | 24.2% |
  Household income in $80,000-$119,999 | 226 | 22.5% | 229 | 22.9% | 220 | 21.9% | 213 | 21.2% | 237 | 23.6% | 241 | 24.0% | 1367 | 22.7% |
  Household income $120,000+ | 217 | 21.6% | 259 | 25.8% | 247 | 24.6% | 252 | 25.1% | 228 | 22.7% | 251 | 25.0% | 1451 | 24.1% |
  Household income missing | 166 | 16.5% | 157 | 15.7% | 164 | 16.3% | 185 | 18.4% | 175 | 17.4% | 165 | 16.5% | 1012 | 16.8% |
  College | 190 | 18.9% | 211 | 21.1% | 189 | 18.8% | 204 | 20.3% | 183 | 18.2% | 221 | 22.0% | 1198 | 19.9% |
  High school | 111 | 11.0% | 104 | 10.4% | 129 | 12.8% | 122 | 12.2% | 119 | 11.9% | 99 | 9.9% | 686 | 11.4% |
  Post-secondary | 159 | 15.8% | 165 | 16.5% | 148 | 14.7% | 162 | 16.2% | 147 | 14.7% | 150 | 15.0% | 933 | 15.5% |
  University | 538 | 53.5% | 516 | 51.5% | 531 | 52.8% | 502 | 50.0% | 548 | 54.6% | 521 | 51.9% | 3155 | 52.4% |
  Non-White | 287 | 28.6% | 271 | 27.1% | 294 | 29.3% | 280 | 27.9% | 278 | 27.7% | 288 | 28.7% | 1698 | 28.2% |
  White | 698 | 69.5% | 702 | 70.1% | 691 | 68.8% | 697 | 69.5% | 699 | 69.7% | 691 | 68.9% | 4179 | 69.4% |
  Urban | 465 | 46.3% | 459 | 45.8% | 485 | 48.3% | 467 | 46.6% | 463 | 46.2% | 474 | 47.3% | 2812 | 46.7% |
  Suburban | 382 | 38.0% | 379 | 37.8% | 369 | 36.7% | 365 | 36.4% | 376 | 37.5% | 365 | 36.4% | 2234 | 37.1% |
  Rural | 158 | 15.7% | 164 | 16.4% | 151 | 15.0% | 171 | 17.0% | 164 | 16.4% | 164 | 16.4% | 969 | 16.1% |
  Separated | 128 | 12.7% | 132 | 13.2% | 119 | 11.8% | 122 | 12.2% | 113 | 11.3% | 118 | 11.8% | 735 | 12.2% |
  Married | 613 | 61.0% | 605 | 60.4% | 622 | 61.9% | 634 | 63.2% | 638 | 63.6% | 653 | 65.1% | 3763 | 62.5% |
  Single | 251 | 25.0% | 251 | 25.0% | 253 | 25.2% | 233 | 23.2% | 239 | 23.8% | 216 | 21.5% | 1445 | 24.0% |
  Age 18–39 | 394 | 39.2% | 389 | 38.8% | 394 | 39.2% | 388 | 38.7% | 390 | 38.9% | 392 | 39.1% | 2348 | 39.0% |
  Age 40–59 | 306 | 30.4% | 312 | 31.1% | 307 | 30.5% | 309 | 30.8% | 305 | 30.4% | 305 | 30.4% | 1842 | 30.6% |
  Age 60+ | 305 | 30.3% | 301 | 30.0% | 304 | 30.2% | 306 | 30.5% | 308 | 30.7% | 306 | 30.5% | 1830 | 30.4% |
Total respondents | 1005 | 100% | 1002 | 100% | 1005 | 100% | 1003 | 100% | 1003 | 100% | 1003 | 100% | 6021 | 100% |