A recent study investigating the rates of cannabis use by workers in different occupations has found that employees in the food service and hospitality industries were most likely to report recent marijuana use. The research, which analyzed federal health survey data collected over five years, also found that workers in arts, design, entertainment, sports, media, construction and extraction occupations were also likely to report higher rates of cannabis use compared to employees in different occupations. Occupations that reported the lowest rates of marijuana use included law enforcement, healthcare providers and professionals working in education and libraries.
“We found wide variation in cannabis use across industries and occupations, ranging from 0.5% among law enforcement workers to 29.7% among tour and travel guides,” the authors of the study wrote, according to a report from online cannabis news outlet Marijuana Moment. Food service, hospitality, and construction workers were among the occupations with the highest The study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed data from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) collected between 2016 and 2020. The researchers included responses only from those who worked for wages, were self-employed or who had been unemployed for less than one year. The study, which was published online last month by the peer-reviewed American Journal of Public Health , included data from 128,615 people in 15 states including Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee. Data Analyzed By Industry And Occupation Group
By industry, the three sectors with the highest reported rates of cannabis use “were accommodation and food services (20.7%); arts, entertainment, and recreation (17.5%); and construction (15.9%),” the study reads. “The 3 industry groups with the lowest prevalence were management of companies and enterprises (5.4%); public administration (3.7%); and utilities (3.4%).”
The researchers also analyzed the data by occupation group and found that the three groups with the highest prevalence of marijuana use “were food preparation and serving related (21.9%); arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (17.0%); and construction and extraction (15.5%),” it continues. “The 3 occupation […]
Survey Reveals Which Occupations Have Highest Rates Of Cannabis Use
