Public health officials in Colorado have just published the results of a recent survey aimed at learning more about people’s weed consumption habits. In particular, this study looked at the prevalence of cannabis use, broken down by various demographic categories including occupation. Interestingly, this new data reveals which professions attract the most weed consumers—at least in Colorado.
Patterns Among Weed Smokers
The report is based on results from a survey that asked 10,169 adult workers living in Colorado about cannabis consumption. Specifically, the survey asked respondents if they’d smoked weed in the prior 30 days. From there, researchers and analysts broke down responses according to demographic and employment information.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study on its website, the survey aims to help employers “develop appropriately targeted workplace marijuana policies and safety awareness campaigns.”
Here are some of the key demographic findings from the survey:
- In Colorado, 14.6 percent of adult workers said they had consumed cannabis at least once in the previous 30 days.
- Men smoked more weed than women—17.2 percent of men and 11.3 percent of women said they’d consumed cannabis.
- White people smoked at the highest rate, with 15.3 percent of white respondents reporting weed use. Latinx folks were second, at 15.1 percent, and black people reported the lowest rates of consumption, at 14.5 percent.
As for the main focus of the survey, which was to look for cannabis use trends based on employment, here’s what researchers discovered:
- The “Food Preparation and Serving” industry had the most smokers, with a full 32.2 percent of people in that field reporting weed consumption.
- Other fields with relatively high proportions of weed