TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Methamphetamine Injectors (n = 48) Who Completed a Baseline Interview, Overall and by Text Message Preference: Safe Point Study, Portland, OR, 2008–2009
| Participantsa Indicating They Were Reachable by Text Messaging |
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| Participantsa (n = 48), % or Median (Range) | Yes (n = 35), % or Median (Range) | No (n = 13), % or Median (Range) | |
| Female | 40 | 43 | 31 |
| White | 81 | 83 | 77 |
| High school education or less | 71 | 71 | 69 |
| Monthly income ≤ $400 | 36 | 38 | 31 |
| Live more than 1 place in past 60 d | 48 | 49 | 46 |
| Age, y | 42 (20–61) | 43 (21–61) | 40 (20–57) |
a
Participants were methamphetamine injectors who did not regularly visit a syringe exchange program themselves but received syringes from others who did attend a syringe exchange program.