Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of homeless injection drug users in San Francisco
| % (N = 340) | |
|---|---|
| Female | 23.2 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 46.8 |
| African-American | 37.1 |
| Latino | 7.0 |
| Other | 9.1 |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 68.8 |
| Insurance coverage | |
| Medi-Cal coverage | 21.0 |
| No health insurance | 75.0 |
| Methadone treatment | |
| Any methadone use in past 6 months | 18.8 |
| Methadone detoxification in past 6 months | 9.4 |
| Methadone maintenance in past 6 months | 11.7 |
| HIV antibody-seropositive | 12.1 |
| Drinks alcohol every day | 21.2 |
| Continuous variables | Mean (SD) |
| Age in years | 42.8 (9.0) |
| SF-12 Physical Component Score (PCS) | 43.5 (11.4) |
| Number of years of injection drug use | 22.3 (10.9) |