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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Mar;141(3):307–318. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0165

TABLE 1.

Demographics and participant's characteristics.

CHARACTERISTIC (N = 301) N %

Sex
Male 114 37.9
Female 187 62.1

Marital Status
Married 70 23.3
Widowed, separated or divorced 105 34.9
Never Married 126 41.9

Employment
Unemployed 88 29.2
Employed 213 70.8

Race or Ethnicity
White 211 70.1
African American 4 1.3
Asian 37 12.3
Hispanic 39 13.0
Other 10 3.3

Route of Methamphetamine
Administration*
Intranasal 44 14.0
Intravenous 62 20.9
Smoking 190 64.2

Methamphetamine Use During
Follow-up Period
Abstinent 66 22.0
Low 75 25.0
Moderate 75 25.0
Heavy 84 28.0

MEAN SD

Age in Years at Follow-up 36.5 7.9

Years of Education at Follow-up 12.5 1.6

No. of Days Using Methamphetamine
in the Preceding 30 Days, Measured
at Follow-up
4.5 8.6

Information regarding route of administration was missing for five of the 301 Methamphetamine Treatment Project participants.

SD: Standard deviation