Table 5. Health Service Utilization and Perceived Health by Demographics and Substance Diagnosis.
ER Visits* | Current Poor Health† | ||||||
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N | M | SD | p value | N | % | p value | |
Sex | .001 | .503 | |||||
Male | 130 | 5.30 | 8.34 | 130 | 10% | ||
Female | 179 | 3.21 | 6.18 | 179 | 8% | ||
Alcohol | .006 | .530 | |||||
Absent | 170 | 3.18 | 5.15 | 15 | 9% | ||
Present | 156 | 5.17 | 8.89 | 17 | 10% | ||
Tobacco | .242 | .058 | |||||
Absent | 248 | 3.70 | 6.19 | 20 | 8% | ||
Present | 78 | 5.50 | 9.81 | 12 | 15% | ||
Marijuana | .059 | .020 | |||||
Absent | 279 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 23 | 8% | ||
Present | 47 | 6.74 | 12.93 | 9 | 19% | ||
Non-Marijuana Drugs | .066 | .001 | |||||
Absent | 284 | 3.83 | 6.72 | 22 | 8% | ||
Present | 42 | 6.14 | 9.97 | 10 | 24% |
Mann-Whitney U tests of association.
Chi-square analysis.
ER = Emergency Room. n = sample size. M = mean. SD = standard deviation.