Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Main Study Variables. State surveys (n = 42) Local surveys (n = 849).
| State Survey | Local Survey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % or Mean | n | % or Mean | |
| Variables (indicates % able to answer this question) | — | |||
| Mean number of courts in state (100%) | 42 | 67 | n/a | n/a |
| Mean number of PSC participants (60%, 70%) | 26 | 2,658 | 587 | 77 |
| Mean time to PSC graduation (100% both groups) | — | |||
| under 20 months | n/a | n/a | 668 | 63% |
| over 20 months | n/a | n/a | 668 | 37% |
| Mean number of courts offering MAT | n/a | n/a | 568 | 86% |
| Court offers buprenorphine | n/a | n/a | 428 | 50% |
| Court offers methadone | n/a | n/a | 306 | 36% |
| Court offers naltrexone | n/a | n/a | 479 | 56% |
| Mean PSC graduation rate | n/a | n/a | 535 | 41% |
| Medicaid expansion state | 43 | 72% | 849 | 62% |
| Court types coordinated | — | |||
| Adult drug | 42 | 98% | 849 | 37% |
| Mental health | 42 | 93% | 849 | 6% |
| Veteran’s treatment | 42 | 93% | 849 | 5% |
| Family dependency | 42 | 86% | 849 | 7% |
| DUI/DWI | 42 | 84% | 849 | 5% |
| Coordinated multiple types of courts | n/a | n/a | 849 | 40% |
| Sources of funding for operational costs | — | |||
| Federal | 41 | 70% | n/a | n/a |
| State | 41 | 91% | n/a | n/a |
| Local | 41 | 72% | n/a | n/a |
| Participant fees | 41 | 67% | n/a | n/a |
| Other (i.e., foundation money and 501(c) (3)) incentives) | 41 | 9% | n/a | n/a |
| Staffing of PSC | — | |||
| Average size | n/a | n/a | 644 | 11 |
| Average participants to staff ratio (64%) | n/a | n/a | 553 | 8:1 |
| Average length in position | — | |||
| 3 years or less | n/a | n/a | 815 | 39% |
| 4 or more years | n/a | n/a | 815 | 61% |
| Characteristics of PSC participants (50%, 50%) | — | |||
| White | 14 | 76% | 419 | 79% |
| Men | 14 | 66% | 446 | 63% |
| Non-hispanic or latino | 12 | 85% | 326 | 91% |
Note. Sample size reflects the number of available cases from the full sample of 849.