Indirect and total effects of background factors on intent to use hemp products
| Background factor1 | CBD | Clothing | Food | Personal care | Pet products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | ||
| Age | Indirect | −0.52*** | 0.06 | −0.35*** | 0.08 | −0.52*** | 0.10 | −0.50*** | 0.08 | −0.49*** | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.98*** | 0.10 | −0.95*** | 0.14 | −0.87*** | 0.15 | −0.66*** | 0.12 | −1.16*** | 0.19 | |
| Education | Indirect | −0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.02 | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.10 |
| Total | −0.10 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.12 | −0.24** | 0.11 | −0.08 | 0.16 | |
| Income | Indirect | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.16** | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.07 | 0.23** | 0.10 |
| Total | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.32*** | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.15 | |
| Female | Indirect | 0.00 | 0.06 | −0.14** | 0.07 | −0.13 | 0.08 | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Total | −0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.12 | −0.06 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.14 | |
| Democrat | Indirect | 0.15** | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.10 | 0.16* | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Total | −0.11 | 0.11 | −0.21 | 0.15 | −0.13 | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0.13 | −0.16 | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Indirect | −0.03 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.09 | −0.14 | 0.10 | −0.07 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.16 | 0.12 | −0.32** | 0.15 | −0.39** | 0.15 | −0.33** | 0.14 | −0.31* | 0.19 | |
| Other political aff. | Indirect | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Total | −0.32 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.24 | −0.17 | 0.28 | −0.03 | 0.27 | −0.33 | 0.28 | |
| BIPOC | Indirect | −0.13** | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.09 | −0.13 | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.12 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.18 | |
| South | Indirect | −0.04 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | −0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.05 | 0.12 | −0.04 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.15 | −0.07 | 0.14 | −0.07 | 0.18 | |
| Northeast | Indirect | −0.03 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | −0.03 | 0.16 | −0.28 | 0.21 | |
| Midwest | Indirect | −0.08 | 0.09 | −0.08 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.12 | −0.22** | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Total | −0.27* | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.17 | −0.37** | 0.17 | −0.23 | 0.16 | −0.18 | 0.20 | |
| Background factor1 | CBD | Clothing | Food | Personal care | Pet products | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Indirect | −0.52*** | 0.06 | −0.35*** | 0.08 | −0.52*** | 0.10 | −0.50*** | 0.08 | −0.49*** | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.98*** | 0.10 | −0.95*** | 0.14 | −0.87*** | 0.15 | −0.66*** | 0.12 | −1.16*** | 0.19 | |
| Education | Indirect | −0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.02 | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.10 |
| Total | −0.10 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.12 | −0.24** | 0.11 | −0.08 | 0.16 | |
| Income | Indirect | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.16** | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.07 | 0.23** | 0.10 |
| Total | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.32*** | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.15 | |
| Female | Indirect | 0.00 | 0.06 | −0.14** | 0.07 | −0.13 | 0.08 | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Total | −0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.12 | −0.06 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.14 | |
| Democrat | Indirect | 0.15** | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.10 | 0.16* | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Total | −0.11 | 0.11 | −0.21 | 0.15 | −0.13 | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0.13 | −0.16 | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Indirect | −0.03 | 0.07 | −0.03 | 0.09 | −0.14 | 0.10 | −0.07 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.16 | 0.12 | −0.32** | 0.15 | −0.39** | 0.15 | −0.33** | 0.14 | −0.31* | 0.19 | |
| Other political aff. | Indirect | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Total | −0.32 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.24 | −0.17 | 0.28 | −0.03 | 0.27 | −0.33 | 0.28 | |
| BIPOC | Indirect | −0.13** | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.09 | −0.13 | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.12 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.18 | |
| South | Indirect | −0.04 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | −0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| Total | −0.05 | 0.12 | −0.04 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.15 | −0.07 | 0.14 | −0.07 | 0.18 | |
| Northeast | Indirect | −0.03 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.17 | −0.03 | 0.16 | −0.28 | 0.21 | |
| Midwest | Indirect | −0.08 | 0.09 | −0.08 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.12 | −0.22** | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Total | −0.27* | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.17 | −0.37** | 0.17 | −0.23 | 0.16 | −0.18 | 0.20 | |
Note(s): 1The direct effect of background factors can be found in Table 4
*p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01
Source(s): Authors’ work