Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 85 veterans randomly assigned to the advisor-teller money management intervention or to a control intervention
| Control (N=41) |
Advisor-teller money manager (N=44) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | %a | N | %a | Test statistic | df |
| Demographic | ||||||
| Age (M±SD) | 45.7±7.7 | 46.6±6.9 | t=−.56 | 83 | ||
| Gender (male) | 40 | 98 | 44 | 100 | χ2=1.09 | 1 |
| Caucasian | 16 | 40 | 26 | 61 | χ2=3.47 | 1 |
| Never married | 19 | 46 | 17 | 39 | χ2=.52 | 1 |
| Living with significant other | 15 | 38 | 15 | 34 | χ2=.11 | 1 |
| High school graduate | 37 | 90 | 42 | 96 | χ2=.88 | 1 |
| Worked for pay in the past 30 days | 18 | 45 | 17 | 39 | χ2=.35 | 1 |
| In a controlled environment in the past 30 days | 19 | 48 | 19 | 48 | χ2=.00 | 1 |
| Days out of 30 in a controlled environment (M±SD) | 13.7±19 | 7.4±8.4 | t=1.53 | 52 | ||
| Monthly income (M±SD $) | 631±565 | 711±624 | t=−.60 | 78 | ||
| Receiving SSI or SSDIb | 9 | 22 | 9 | 21 | χ2=.03 | 1 |
| Receiving veterans benefits | 11 | 27 | 10 | 23 | χ2=.19 | 1 |
| Receiving Social Security or veterans benefits | 19 | 46 | 16 | 36 | χ2=.87 | 1 |
| Amount owed (M±SD $) | 8,881±16,570 | 8,763±11,950 | t=.04 | 83 | ||
| Substance abuse | ||||||
| Primary substance was cocaine | 21 | 51 | 16 | 36 | χ2=1.90 | 1 |
| Used alcohol in prior 30 days | 17 | 42 | 17 | 39 | χ2=.07 | 1 |
| Used cocaine in prior 30 days | 11 | 27 | 14 | 32 | χ2=.25 | 1 |
| Used cannabis in prior 30 days | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | χ2=.24 | 1 |
| Days used primary drug in the past 30 | 2.6±4.3 | 3.8±5.8 | t=−1.09 | 83 | ||
| Positive toxicology for any substance | 10 | 25 | 9 | 21 | χ2=.19 | 1 |
| Alcohol composite ASI scorec | .24±.20 | .36±.24 | t=−2.50** | 83 | ||
| Drug composite ASI scorec | .10±.07 | .11±.11 | t=−.32 | 83 | ||
| Number of prior substance abuse treatments (M±SD) | 9.5±9.6 | 18.1±23.6 | t=−2.23* | 58 | ||
| Psychiatric comorbidity | ||||||
| Ever hospitalized for a psychiatric problem | 18 | 45 | 25 | 57 | χ2=1.17 | 1 |
| Number of psychiatric admissions | 3.1±6.5 | 1.4±1.9 | t=1.68 | 82 | ||
| Received disability pay for psychiatric illness | 9 | 26 | 7 | 16 | χ2=1.16 | 1 |
| Global Assessment of Functioning score (M±SD)d | 55.4±12.6 | 53.4±9.6 | t=1.55 | 77 | ||
a
The baseline measures were collected at two timepoints and slightly varied at the two times.
b
SSI, Supplemental Security Income; SSDI, Social Security Disability Insurance
c
ASI, Addiction Severity Index. Possible scores range from 0 to 1, with higher scores indicating more severe problems.
d
Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better functioning.
*
p=.03
**
p=.01