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