TABLE 1.
Demographics and participant's characteristics.
CHARACTERISTIC (N = 301) | N | % |
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Sex | ||
Male | 114 | 37.9 |
Female | 187 | 62.1 |
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Marital Status | ||
Married | 70 | 23.3 |
Widowed, separated or divorced | 105 | 34.9 |
Never Married | 126 | 41.9 |
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Employment | ||
Unemployed | 88 | 29.2 |
Employed | 213 | 70.8 |
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Race or Ethnicity | ||
White | 211 | 70.1 |
African American | 4 | 1.3 |
Asian | 37 | 12.3 |
Hispanic | 39 | 13.0 |
Other | 10 | 3.3 |
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Route of Methamphetamine Administration* |
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Intranasal | 44 | 14.0 |
Intravenous | 62 | 20.9 |
Smoking | 190 | 64.2 |
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Methamphetamine Use During Follow-up Period |
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Abstinent | 66 | 22.0 |
Low | 75 | 25.0 |
Moderate | 75 | 25.0 |
Heavy | 84 | 28.0 |
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MEAN | SD † | |
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Age in Years at Follow-up | 36.5 | 7.9 |
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Years of Education at Follow-up | 12.5 | 1.6 |
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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