TABLE 1.
Descriptive statisticsa of the study variables by abuse and suicide attempt history at baseline
| Variable | Sexually abused | Physically abused | Attempt suicide | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=54) | No (n=79) | Yes (n=65) | No (n=68) | Yes (n=58) | No (n=75) | (n=133) | ||
| Age | 18.5 (2.1) | 18.6 (2.5) | 18.3 (2.3) | 18.3 (2.4) | 18.9 (2.1)t | 18.2 (2.5)t | 18.5 (2.3) | |
| Gender (#, % Male) | 23 (42.6)** | 57 (72.2)** | 36 (55.4) | 44 (64.7) | 38 (65.5) | 42 (56.0) | 80 (60.2) | |
| Ethnicity (#, %) | Anglo | 28 (51.9) | 39 (49.4) | 35 (53.8) | 32 (47.1) | 32 (55.2) | 35 (46.7) | 67 (50.4) |
| Hispanic | 16 (29.6) | 26 (32.9) | 20 (30.8) | 22 (32.4) | 17 (29.3) | 25 (33.3) | 42 (31.6) | |
| Native Am | 3 (5.6) | 7 (8.9) | 6 (9.2) | 4 (5.9) | 4 (6.9) | 6 (8.0) | 10 (7.5) | |
| African Am | 2 (3.7) | 5 (6.3) | 1 (1.5) | 6 (8.8) | 0 (0) | 7 (9.3) | 7 (5.3) | |
| Other/Mixed | 5 (9.3) | 2 (2.5) | 3 (4.6) | 4 (5.9) | 5 (8.6) | 2 (2.7) | 7 (5.3) | |
| Education | 9.7 (2.0) | 10.1 (1.7) | 9.9 (2.0) | 10.0 (1.6) | 10.0 (1.5) | 9.9 (2.0) | 9.93 (1.8) | |
| Age of 1st homelessness | 14.4 (5.3) | 12.6 (7.0) | 14.1 (5.7) | 12.6 (7.0) | 13.9 (5.5) | 12.9 (7.1) | 13.3 (6.4) | |
| % days homeless | 60.2 (36.5) | 55.1 (39.4) | 58.6 (37.9) | 55.9 (38.7) | 62.3 (37.9) | 53.3 (38.1) | 57.2 (38.2) | |
| # of treatment sessions attended | 9.2 (5.8)** | 5.9 (5.4)** | 8.1 (6.0)t | 6.4 (5.6)t | 8.8 (5.6)** | 6.0 (5.7)** | 7.2 (5.8) | |
| All substance use (no tobacco)b | 67.4 (31.9) | 66.0 (31.2) | 68.8 (31.2) | 64.5 (31.6) | 73.2 (29.4)* | 61.5 (32.1)* | 66.6 (31.4) | |
| Alcohol useb | 20.1 (28.6) | 16.3 (1.8) | 22.1 (29.4)t | 13.9 (24.0)t | 20.1 (28.5) | 16.1 (25.8) | 17.9 (27.0) | |
| Drug use (no tobacco or alcohol)b | 60.4 (35.4) | 61.6 (32.7) | 61.0 (34.8) | 61.2 (32.8) | 68.0 (32.6)* | 55.8 (33.7)* | 61.1 (33.7) | |
| Ever sexually abused? (#, %) | 54 (100) | 79 (100) | 41 (63.1)*** | 13 (19.1)*** | 32 (55.2)** | 22 (29.3)** | 54 (40.6) | |
| Ever physically abused? (#,%) | 41 (75.9)*** | 24 (30.4)*** | 65 (100) | 68 (100) | 37 (63.8)** | 28 (37.3)** | 65 (48.9) | |
| Ever attempt suicide? (#, %) | 32 (59.3)** | 26 (32.9)** | 37 (56.9)** | 21 (30.9)** | 58 (100) | 75 (100) | 58 (43.6) | |
a
Note. Means and standard deviations unless otherwise specified;
b
Substance variables are percent days of use in last 90 days.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001 (Comparison between yes vs. no groups: two-tailed t-test for Means, χ2 test for frequencies).