Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of illicit drug users (N=1871)
| Covariate | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Female gender | 583 (31.2) |
| Age: < 25 | 695 (37.2) |
| 25 – 35 | 278 (14.9) |
| 35 – 45 | 466 (24.9) |
| > 45 | 432 (23.1) |
| Drug dealing* | 703 (37.8) |
| Sex work* | 155 (8.3) |
| Unstable housing* | 969 (52.0) |
| Current DTES residence | 812 (43.4) |
| DTES residence* | 650 (34.7) |
| Regular DTES visits* | 448 (23.9) |
| Purchased drugs in DTES* | 1263 (67.5) |
| VIDUS Cohort | 623 (33.3) |
| ACCESS Cohort | 536 (28.7) |
| ARYS cohort | 712 (38.1) |
| Year of cohort entry: 2006 | 643 (34.4) |
| 2007 | 329 (17.6) |
| 2008 | 286 (15.3) |
| 2009 | 465 (24.9) |
| 2010 | 123 (6.6) |
| Self-reported ever use in lifetime: Heroin | 1374 (73.8) |
| Crack cocaine | 1042 (55.9) |
| Powder cocaine | 1653 (88.7) |
| Crystal methamphetamine | 1000 (53.7) |
| Prescribed opioids (PO) | 1235 (66.3) |
DTES: Downtown Eastside.
*
refers to activities in the past six months.