Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Rural Stimulant Users (n=709)

	% (n)	Mean (SD)	Minimum – Maximum
Demographic Characteristics
% Non-white	32.07 (228)
Age		32.55 (10.35)	18.00–61.00
% Male	61.00 (437)
% Single	48.38 (344)
Average # Children		1.66 (1.75)	0.00–11.00
Years of Education		11.27 (1.86)	4.00–16.00
% Employed in Past 6 Months	68.46 (484)
% Annual Income Less than $5,000	55.30 (392)
% Annual Income $5,000 to $9,999	16.50 (117)
% Annual Income $10,000 or above	28.20 (200)
Geographic Region
% Arkansas	33.33 (237)
% Kentucky	31.65 (225)
% Ohio	35.02 (249)
Last Six Month Pattern of Crack Use
% No Use	34.70 (247)
% Less than Once a Month	13.90 (99)
% More than Once a Month, but Less than 3 Days per Week	24.90 (177)
% Three or More Days per Week	26.40 (188)
Last Six Month Pattern of Powder Cocaine Use
% No Use	42.60 (303)
% Less than Once a Month	18.60 (132)
% More than Once a Month, but Less than 3 Days per Week	25.00 (178)
% Three or More Days per Week	13.80 (98)
Last Six Month Pattern of Methamphetamine Use
% No Use	51.80 (368)
% Less than Once a Month	14.90 (106)
% More than Once a Month, but Less than 3 Days per Week	20.00 (142)
% Three or More Days per Week	13.20 (94)
Last Six Month Pattern of Amphetamine Use
% No Use	83.40 (591)
% Less than Once a Month	5.80 (41)
% More than Once a Month, but Less than 3 Days per Week	7.50 (53)
% Three or More Days per Week	3.40 (24)
Criminal Involvement
% Police Contact b/c Substance Use	71.87 (511)
# of Lifetime Convictions		6.50 (11.98)	.00–121.00
Arrested in Last Six Months
% Drug or Alcohol Crime	19.83 (141)
% Property Crime	7.31 (52)
% Other Crime	14.06 (100)

^aNotes: Last six month pattern of use is indicated on a four-point continuum (0=none, 1=less than once a month, 2=more than once a month but less than three days a week, 3=more than three days a week).