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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Drug Policy. 2010 Oct 20;22(1):41–48. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.09.005

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and response format

Variables 2005 (n= 566) Response format
Dependent variables
 Facility adopted STI testing (%) 36 1 = Unit offers STI testing
0 = Unit does not offer STI testing
 Clients' utilization of STI testing, M (SD) 24 (35.97) % of clients
Independent variables
Clients' characteristics
 Clients' received STI testing from on/off-site (%) 57.1 1 = One or more clients received STI testing on/off site
0 = No clients received STI testing on/off site
 Clients' treatment duration, M (SD) 10.44 (13.54) # of weeks average client stays in treatment
 Clients with no treatment history, M (SD) 33 (26.1) % of clients with no history of substance abuse treatment
 Clients with case management, M (SD) 58.1 (42.3) % of clients who received case management
Client racial/ethnic & gender diversity in unit
 High – Latino/a (%) 17.7 1 = > 30% of total clients are Latino/a
0 = ≤ 30% of total clients are Latino/a
 Medium – Latino/a (%) 33.8 1 = 6% to 30% of total clients are Latino/a
0 = 6% to 30% of total clients are not Latino/a
 Low - Latino/a (referent) (%) 48.5 1 = < 6% of total clients are Latino/a
0 = ≥ 6% of total clients are Latino/a
 High – Black (%) 24 1 = > 40% of total clients are Black
0 = ≤ 40% of total clients are Black
 Medium – Black (%) 33.5 1 = 10% to 40 % of total clients are Black
0 = 10% to 40 % of total clients are not Black
 Low - Black (referent) (%) 42.5 1 = < 10% of total clients are Black
0 = ≥ 10% of total clients are Black
 High – female (%) 23.5 1 = > 45% of total clients are female
0 = ≤ 45% of total clients are female
 Medium – female (%) 48.4 1 = 26% to 45% of total clients are female
0 = 26% to 45% of total clients are not female
 Low - female (referent) (%) 28 1 = < 26% of total clients are female
0 = ≥ 26% of total clients are female
 Clients with Medicaid payment, M (SD) 20.9 (29.8) % of clients whose services are paid by medicaid
 Clients with HMO/PPO payment, M (SD) 10.7 (20.2) % of clients whose services are paid by HMO/PPO
Organizational Factors
 % public revenue, M (SD) 52.7 (38.9) % of total budget
 State license (%) 91.7 1 = Unit has a state license
0 = Unit does not have a state license
 City license (%) 19.8 1 = Unit has a city or municipality license
0 = Unit does not have a city or municipality license
 Accreditation (JCAHO) (%) 25.2 1 = Unit has JCAHO accreditation
0 = Unit does not have JCAHO accreditation
 Unit size (number of clients), M (SD) 663 (1268) Number of total clients served past fiscal year (logarithm and mean-centered in analyses)
 Urban unit (%) 31 1 = Unit is within metropolitan area
0 = Unit is not within metropolitan area
Ownership
 For profit (%) 22.5 1 = Unit is for profit
0 = Unit is not for profit
 Non-for profit (%) 57.5 1 = Unit is non-for profit
0 = Unit is not non-for profit
 Public (referent) (%) 20 1 = Unit is public
0 = Unit is not public
Affiliation
 Unit in hospital (%) 13.3 1 = Unit is affiliated with hospital
0 = Unit is not affiliated with hospital
 Unit in mental health facility (%) 14.5 1 = Unit is affiliated with mental health center
0 = Unit is not affiliated with mental health center
 Free standing unit (referent) (%) 72.2 1 = Unit is free standing
0 = Unit is not free standing