Interestingly, individuals with a high school education or greater were significantly less likely to perceive great risk of regular cannabis use than those with less than a high school education. Though additional research is warranted to more fully elucidate this observed relationship, findings are partially corroborated by results from Gallup polls indicating that adults with a college education compared to those without are more likely to support legalization of cannabis (Carroll, 2005). In addition, we found that individuals with total family incomes over $75,000 had significantly lower perceptions of great risk compared to those earning below $20,000. This parallels findings from the 2008–2009 wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) study, indicating that those in the highest income bracket had the highest odds of meeting lifetime CUD criteria (Haberstick et al, 2014).
