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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2012 Apr;11(2):113–129. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2012.675227

TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics

Variable Alpha Number or Mean Percentage or Standard Deviation
Drinking behavior
 Alcohol use in past 90 days
  Regular (60 days) 150 31%
  Less than 60 days 334 69%
 Became drunk
  Yes 371 77%
  No 113 23%
Sociodemographic
 Age (y) 39.63 13.66
 Education level 12.44 2.32
 Work status
  Employed 107 22%
  Unemployed 377 88%
 Living situationa
  Owns home 36 8%
  Does not own home 426 92%
 Homeless
  Ever 212 44%
  Never 272 56%
 Relationship statusa
  Singleb 245 51%
  Partner, not living with 133 28%
  Married or living as married 102 21%
 Had health insurance in past 12 monthsa:
  Yes 143 30%
  No 340 70%
 Physical health 2.14 1.04
 Mental health 2.59 1.08
Social-psychological
 Self-esteem 0.78 38.85 5.19
 Depression 0.86 28.34 10.05
 Sensation seeking 0.71 3.85 2.38
Social networks
 Characteristics of people hanging out witha:
  Are legally employed 337 70%
  Are drug users 333 70%
  Particpate in illegal activities 161 34%
 Characteristics of people living witha:
  Are legally employed 216 45%
  Are drug users 167 35%
  Participate in illegal activities 40 8%
Situational
 Crack/cocaine 90 days 185 38%
 Experienced childhood physical abuse 147 30%
 Experienced childhood sexual abusea 61 13%
 Experienced childhood emotional abusea 75 16%
Contextual factors
 Perceived fear of non-violent crime 0.78 4.58 3.99
 Perceived fear of violent crime 0.93 21.55 13.57
 Recent neighborhood criminal activity 0.72 4.38 2.54
 Witnessed violence 0.86 12.54 5.55
a

These variables do not total to N = 484 due to missing data.

b

Includes separated, widowed, and divorced.