TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Drug Use Forecasting Program Participants: National Sample, New York, and Los Angeles, 1997
| National Sample (n = 7457), No. (%) | New York (n = 422), No. (%) | Los Angeles (n = 503), No. (%) | |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–29 | 3277 (43.9) | 146 (34.6) | 184 (36.6) |
| 30–44 | 3695 (49.6) | 240 (56.9) | 275 (54.7) |
| 45–65 | 476 (6.4) | 35 (8.3) | 44 (8.7) |
| ≥65 | 9 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3836 (51.4) | 260 (61.6) | 247 (49.1) |
| White, non Hispanic | 2388 (32.0) | 77 (18.2) | 101 (20.1) |
| Hispanic | 1005 (13.5) | 76 (18.0) | 140 (27.8) |
| Other | 228 (3.0) | 9 (2.2) | 15 (3.0) |
| Education | |||
| High school or equivalent | 4678 (63) | 267 (64) | 270 (54) |
| Some college (1–8 years)a | 1407 (19) | 89 (21) | 86 (17) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 3310 (44.4) | 207 (49.1) | 231 (45.9) |
| Living with partner | 1673 (23.0) | 121 (28.7) | 121 (24.1) |
| Married | 1038 (13.9) | 51 (12.1) | 65 (12.9) |
| Divorced/widowed | 1431 (20.0) | 43 (10.1) | 86 (17.1) |
| Housing (past 30 days) | |||
| Private housing (e.g., apartment) | 6928 (92.9) | 377 (89.4) | 454 (90.3) |
| Shelter | 68 (0.9) | 12 (2.8) | 2 (0.4) |
| Jail/prison | 39 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) |
| Halfway house | 27 (0.4) | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) |
| Drug/alcohol treatment facility | 42 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
| On street | 281 (3.8) | 26 (0.7) | 32 (6.4) |
| Positive urine test (any illicit drug) | 4686 (63.0) | 343 (82.0) | 351 (70.0) |
| Positive urine test (excluding marijuana) | 3960 (53.1) | 294 (69.7) | 311 (61.8) |
Note. Missing values are excluded.
a Respondents reporting “some college” may also be included in the high school or equivalent group.