Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of past year injection drug users aged 18 and older: data from the 2005–2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Characteristic | N | wt% (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 463 | 0.19 (0.16, 0.23) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 262 | 66.77 (60.20, 72.74) |
| Female | 201 | 33.23 (27.26, 39.80) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–25 | 282 | 26.09 (21.11, 31.78) |
| 26–34 | 81 | 26.56 (19.68, 34.79) |
| 35+ | 100 | 47.35 (38.99, 55.86) |
| Race | ||
| White | 365 | 73.49 (63.91, 81.27) |
| Non-White | 98 | 26.51 (18.73, 36.09) |
| Education | ||
| < High school | 144 | 32.32 (25.30, 40.24) |
| High school+ | 319 | 67.68 (59.76, 74.70) |
| Population Density | ||
| Not in a CBSA | 50 | 8.56 (5.99, 12.10) |
| < 1 million people | 249 | 42.95 (35.75, 50.45) |
| 1 million people+ | 164 | 48.49 (40.14, 56.92) |
| Income | ||
| <$19,999 | 195 | 49.63 (40.61, 58.66) |
| $20,000+ | 268 | 50.37 (41.34, 59.39) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 405 | 83.64 (76.26, 89.06) |
| Married | 58 | 16.36 (10.94, 23.74) |
| Year | ||
| 2005 | 137 | 27.34 (20.47, 35.48) |
| 2006 | 110 | 27.78 (20.86, 35.95) |
| 2007 | 111 | 19.86 (15.66, 24.85) |
| 2008 | 105 | 25.02 (18.60, 32.77) |