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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Sep 14;92(1-3):123–131. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.07.011

Table 1.

Descriptive Summary of Client Characteristics by Treatment Modality

Variable Short-term residential
(N = 756)
Long-term residential
(N = 757)
Outpatient
(N = 1,181)
Legally coerced 30.9 25.8 40.6
Male 70.6 44.2 69.9
Age 17–51 X̅ (SD) 31.1 (7.5) 29.9 (7.9) 32.4 (9.0)
Education 6–16 X̅ (SD) 11.7 (2.0) 11.1 (1.9) 11.3 (2.0)
Insurance 22.3 56.9 57.7
Married 26.0 14.8 20.2
Race
 Non-Hispanic Black 42.0 62.7 59.6
 Hispanic 17.0 11.2 14.6
 Non-Hispanic Non-Black 41.0 26.1 25.7
Past 30 days homeless 21.4 29.5 18.5
Treatment importance 1–3 X̅ (SD) 1.29 (.7) 1.25 (.6) 1.59 (.8)
Primary substance
 Cocaine 33.6 59.8 41.1
 Marijuana 39.9 13.4 11.2
 Alcohol 21.3 17.9 38.9
 Heroin / other substances 5.3 9.0 8.9
Substance use severity 0–40 X̅ (SD) 4.8 (3.9) 4.3 (4.1) 2.6 (3.1)
Prior substance abuse treatment 57.6 59.0 59.9
Depressed mood 57.4 63.9 58.8
Suicidality 10.0 14.9 11.4
Anxiety 29.2 30.9 30.0
Hallucinations 5.5 11.6 12.3
Service needs 0–7 X̅ (SD) 4.5 (2.2) 5.5 (2.0) 4.6 (2.3)
Services matched 0–1 X̅ (SD) .36 (.26) .40 (.27) .31 (31)

Note: Numbers are percentages unless otherwise indicated.

Note: Range of values for continuous measures are as subscripts.