Table 1. Mean Values of Treatment Characteristics.
| Variable | Outpatient Non-Methadone (N=138) | Outpatient Methadone (N=106) | Intensive Outpatient and Aftercare (N=58) | Inpatient (N=142) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of times in alcohol or drug treatment (lifetime) | 2.04 (3.59) | 2.08 (2.07) | 2.52 (5.00) | 3.05 (4.11) |
| Visits to program, per week | 2.00 (0.87) | 6.79 (0.87) | 2.48 (0.88) | N/A |
| Length of stay in treatment (days) | 77.49 (51.50) | 104.82 (48.59) | 51.83 (41.51) | 49.20 (32.98) |
| Average travel distance to program one way (miles) | 5.94 (5.54) | 9.95 (6.93) | 6.17 (5.50) | 38.38 (138.00) |
| Average travel time to program (hours) | 0.50 (0.50) | 0.34 (0.26) | 0.36 (0.27) | 1.20 (3.95) |
| Average travel cost to program, per visit ($) | 2.73 (2.43) | 4.37 (3.20) | 2.35 (2.53) | 1.97 (4.11) |
| Average time spent at program, per visit (hours) | 2.09 (0.77) | 1.11 (0.83) | 2.44 (0.73) | N/A |
| Treatment interferes with work (%)a | 20.3 | 41.9 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Hours missed from work to attend treatment, per weeka | 6.71 (5.44) | 3.85 (3.48) | 4.14 (3.89) | N/A |
Notes: Standard deviations (SD) in parentheses for continuous variables. Sample sizes reflect the total number of treatment episodes in each modality. The number of episodes is greater than the number of individuals in the study because 169 individuals had multiple episodes of treatment.
N/A: not applicable.
a
Conditional on being currently employed.