Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Cocaine | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants | 25 | 24 |
| Mean ± SD Age (years) | 35.0 (8.8) | 35.1 (7.5) |
| Number (%) Male | 23 (92%) | 20 (83%) |
| Level of Education | ||
| Some High School | 0 | 1 |
| High School Graduate or GED | 7 | 3 |
| Some College | 10 | 10 |
| College Graduate | 7 | 8 |
| Advanced Graduate/Professional Degree | 1 | 2 |
| Employment | ||
| Full-Time | 8 | 8 |
| Part-Time | 7 | 4 |
| Unemployed | 8 | 6 |
| Student | 1 | 6 |
| Disability/Retired | 1 | 0 |
| Mean ± SD years since initiation of cocaine use* | 11.43 (8.5) | — |
| Mean Age of initiation of cocaine use* | 22 | |
| Frequency of Cocaine Use | ||
| Daily | 8 | |
| 5 times per week | 2 | |
| 3–4 times per week | 13 | |
| Twice per week | 2 | |
| Mean ± SD CSSA | 12.48 (8.4) | — |
| Mean ± SD CFQ | 28.68 (13.0) | — |
GED: General Educational Development. CSSA: Cocaine Selective Severity Assessment. CFQ: Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Age, sex distributions, educational attainment and employment status did not differ significantly (p> .20).
*
Data available for 21 out of 24 participants.