Table 1.

Socio-demographics and past-year drug use by gender

	Men (N = 191)		Women (N = 152)		Total (N = 343)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Race/Ethnicity***
White	114	59.7	130	85.5	244	71.1
Hispanic	73	38.2	19	12.5	92	26.8
Othera	4	2.1	3	2.0	7	2.0
Educational status**
Less than HS	55	28.8	24	15.8	79	23.0
High school/GED	59	30.9	41	27.0	100	29.2
Trade school/college participation	77	40.3	87	57.3	164	47.8
Age***
45 – 54	39	20.4	74	48.7	113	32.9
55 – 64	129	67.6	76	50.0	205	59.8
65+	23	12.0	2	1.3	25	7.3
Employment status**
Employed	87	45.8	63	41.5	150	43.9
Unemployed	81	42.6	85	55.9	166	48.5
Retired	22	11.6	4	2.6	26	7.6
Married or lives w/partner	97	50.8	64	42.1	161	46.9
Past-year drug use
Marijuana	40	20.9	36	23.7	76	22.2
Amphetamines	21	11.0	15	9.9	36	10.5
Tranquilizers	6	3.1	9	5.9	15	4.4
Heroin/other opioids	44	23.0	25	16.5	69	20.1
Cocaine/crack	17	8.9	13	8.6	30	8.8
Any illicit drug use	73	38.2	57	37.5	130	37.9
Any injection	41	21.5	23	15.1	64	18.7
Past-year alcohol use	74	39.0	46	30.3	120	35.1
Current tobacco use†	102	53.4	93	63.8	199	58.0
Drug treatment in past year	72	37.7	57	37.5	129	37.6

^†p < .06,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001.

^aIncludes African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian