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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1520–1526. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9668-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of HIV-infected crack usersa

Characteristic All, N = 291
(%)
BSI subscale score interpretation

Depressedb,
N = 214 (74)
Nondepressedc,
N = 77 (26)
Age (mean, SD) 42.9 (6.9) 42.9 (7.3) 42.9 (5.9)
Men 134 (46) 106 (79)* 28 (21)*
Black, non-Hispanicd 265 (91) 193 (72) 72 (27)
City (Atlanta) 171 (59) 133 (78)* 38 (22)*
Food insufficiente 97 (34) 83 (86)** 14 (14)**
Yearly income (≤$5,000)f 189 (66) 144 (76) 45 (24)
Monthly income (≤$600)g 220 (76) 170 (77)** 50 (23)**
Current unemployment 282 (97) 208 (74) 74 (26)
< High-school education 154 (53) 103 (67)** 51 (33)**
Current homelessnessh 129 (55) 105 (81)** 24 (19)**
Ever homelessi 235 (81) 175 (74) 60 (26)
Recent incarcerationj 80 (30) 59 (74) 21 (26)
Single, never married 191 (66) 135 (71) 56 (29)
Straight, heterosexual 229 (79) 163 (71) 66 (29)
History of IVDU 64 (22) 52 (81) 12 (19)
Daily alcohol use 63 (22) 46 (73) 17 (27)
Daily crack usek 97 (36) 70 (72) 27 (28)
*

P ≤ 0.05;

**

P ≤ 0.01

a

P values compare depressed and nondepressed participants for each characteristic

b

Defined as BSI ≥9 for women and ≥7 for men

c

Defined as BSI <9 for women and <7 for men

d

Missing responses = 1

e

Missing responses = 5

f

Missing responses = 3

g

Missing responses = 3

h

Missing responses = 56

i

Missing responses = 1

j

Missing responses = 27

k

Missing responses = 31