Table 1.
Individual, program, and community characteristics, by site
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (N=419) | 51 | 141 | 100 | 127 |
| Treatment exposure | ||||
| Initiated treatment (%)** | 66.67 | 63.83 | 78.00 | 81.10 |
| Average length of stay (days) for adolescents who initiated treatment | 113.38 (110.46) | 127.62 (108.44) | 84.90 (62.68) | 80.85 (57.88) |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| White (%)** | 29.41 | 60.28 | 54.00 | 41.27 |
| African American (%)** | 49.02 | 85.11 | 5.00 | 19.05 |
| Hispanic (%)* | 11.77 | 15.60 | 28.00 | 20.63 |
| Other race (%) | 9.80 | 15.60 | 13.00 | 19.05 |
| Female (%) | 35.29 | 31.91 | 40.00 | 31.50 |
| Age | 16.20 (1.20) | 16.13 (1.32) | 15.95 (1.22) | 16.30 (1.22) |
| Lived in residential program (%) | 11.77 | 10.64 | 5.00 | 4.72 |
| Measure of substance abuse severity at baseline* | 3.30 (2.44) | 4.70 (3.50) | 4.56 (3.17) | 4.945 (3.381) |
| Parent graduated college (%) | 45.65 | 24.09 | 13.00 | 20.00 |
| Parent or family members had alcohol/drug problems (%)** | 41.18 | 46.10 | 49.00 | 38.58 |
| Referral from legal system (%)* | 21.57 | 27.66 | 31.00 | 43.31 |
| Program characteristics | ||||
| Treatment module | Intensive, structured, outpatient treatment | |||
| Pretreatment assessment offereda | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Physical proximity of psychiatric and CD departments (jointly located/separated)a | Separated | Separated | Jointly located | Jointly located |
| Community characteristics | ||||
| Population aged 25 and over with less than high school diploma (%)** | 18.50 | 11.95 | 12.55 | 18.12 |
| Unemployment rate in civilian labor force (%)** | 7.22 | 5.01 | 4.77 | 6.01 |
| Median household income (1999) | $59,282 ($36,946) | $54,385 ($17,744) | $57,880 ($14,916) | $55,812 ($15,442) |
Standard deviations in parentheses for continuous variables. Kruskal–Wallis test compared distributions across sites.
*
Statistically significant at p<0.05
**
Statistically significant at p<0.01
a
From Sterling and Weisner (2005)34