Table 2.
Bivariate Comparisons of Any Non-Partner Violence Based on Demographics, Health Status, and Substance Use (N=10,744).
| Variables | Any Non-Partner Violence (n=1475) | No Violence (n=9269) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Mean | (±}SD) | Mean | (±}SD) |
| Age | 31.53 | (10.5) | 37.11 | (11.5) |
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Male | 918 | (62.2) | 3799 | (41.0) |
| African Americana | 734 | (49.8) | 5237 | (56.5) |
| Married or Living Together | 337 | (22.9) | 3109 | (33.5) |
| Some College or College Grad | 469 | (31.8) | 3495 | (37.7) |
| Health Insurance (yes)a | 1029 | (69.9) | 7286 | (78.7) |
| Annual Income < $20,000a | 803 | (74.4) | 4090 | (64.2) |
| Employeda | 630 | (42.8) | 4348 | (46.9) |
|
Reason for Current ED Visit | ||||
| Injury | 622 | (42.2) | 2314 | (25.0) |
|
SF-12 Health Status | ||||
| Physical Health (≤ 25th Percentile) | 352 | (23.9) | 2334 | (25.2) |
| Mental Health (≤ 25th Percentile) | 518 | (35.1) | 2168 | (23.4) |
|
Substance Use in the Past 30 Days* | ||||
| Alcohol Only | 472 | (32.0) | 2732 | (29.5) |
| Marijuana (+/− alcohol) | 473 | (32.1) | 1510 | (16.3) |
| Cocaine (+/− alcohol or marijuana) | 126 | (8.5) | 325 | (3.5) |
| Other illicit drugs * | 32 | (2.2) | 49 | (0.5) |
| Prescription drug use** | 299 | (20.3) | 1252 | (13.5) |
|
Substance Abuse and/or Dependence | ||||
| Alcohol | 514 | (34.9) | 845 | (9.1) |
| Cocaine | 137 | (9.3) | 280 | (3.0) |
| Marijuana | 200 | (13.6) | 412 | (4.4) |
|
Substance Use Treatment | ||||
| In Past 3 Months | 129 | (8.8) | 321 | (3.5) |
Percentages used in the table are column percentages
a
Some subjects did not respond or skipped this question
*
Reference category = ’No Substance Use’
*
Other illicit drugs ( ie club drugs, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin or hallucinogens)
**
Prescription drug use:opiates ie morphine, codeine, vicodin, Darvon, OxyContin, Darvocet, Percodan, Fentanyl, Sedative Depressants ie Xanax, Librium, Valium, Quaaludes, Halcion, sleeping pills, nerve pills downers barbiturates etc)