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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2010 Jan;31(1):1–7. doi: 10.1080/08897070903442459

Table 2.

Cox Proportional Hazard Model Ratios Predicting Substance Abuse Treatment Entry

Coefficient Hazard Ratio

Residence
 Arkansas ------- -------
 Ohio 1.42281* 4.149
 Kentucky 0.66019* 1.935

Age −.01409 .986

Gender
 Female -------- -------
 Male 0.18333 1.201

Ethnicity
 Black/other -------- -------
 White 0.25231 1.287

Education
 High School or Less 0.10516 1.111
 More than High School 0.03841 1.039

Days Employed in last 30 −0.01766 0.982

SF-8 Mental Health Status −0.00928 0.991

SF-8 Physical Health Status 0.23139 1.260

ASI Family/Social −0.01061 0.989

ASI Legal 0.02047* 1.021

Perceived Need 0.71796* 2.050

Previous Treatment 0.51306* 1.670

Marijuana
 Non-daily −0.59604* 0.551
 Daily −0.57754* 0.561

Crack
 Non-daily −0.37825* 0.685
 Daily −0.86925 0.419

Non-Prescribed Opioids
 Non-daily −0.42123 0.656
 Daily −0.33844 0.713
Heroin1 0.21359 1.238
Cocaine Hydrochloride1 −0.39246 0.675
Tranquilizers1 0.53290* 1.704
Methamphetamine1 −0.37981 0.684
Other Stimulants1 0.04248 1.043

Alcohol Use
 “Drunk” 1–9 Days 0.14490 0.865
 “Drunk” ≥ 10 Days 0.16401 0.849
1

Use vs. no use in the previous 30 days. ---------- Reference Group

*

Statistically Significant at 0.05 Level