Table 2.

Comparison of meth users and non meth users (n=3,328)

	WOMEN				MEN
	Total n=1,455	Meth n=95	No meth n=1,360	Test of differences	Total n=1,873	Meth n=117	No meth n=1,756	Test of differences
Demographics
Age, M (SD)	30.1 (9.2)	26.4 (7.5)	30.3 (9.3)	4.04***	29.7 (8.1)	27.1 (7.0)	30.0 (8.1)	3.75***
Black (vs. Coloured)	46.4%	14.7%	48.6%	40.95***	69.0%	47.0%	70.5%	28.32***
Finished secondary school	33.8%	24.2%	34.5%	4.21*	57.9%	33.3%	59.5%	30.05***
Currently employed	72.8%	77.9%	72.5%	1.32	38.7%	43.6%	38.3%	1.27
Married	23.4%	21.1%	23.6%	0.31	21.4%	14.9%	21.9%	3.07
Current substance abuse
Hazardous drinking	86.7%	89.5%	86.5%	0.66	93.4%	95.7%	93.2%	1.09
Marijuana	11.6%	53.7%	8.7%	170.33***	21.7%	70.5%	18.5%	174.54***
Inhalants	2.0%	20.2%	0.7%	170.64***	4.9%	43.9%	2.3%	397.51***
Injection drugs	1.6%	15.8%	0.6%	131.89***	3.2%	36.5%	1.0%	446.22***
Interpersonal violence
Childhood physical abuse	19.2%	30.9%	18.4%	8.86**	21.9%	34.5%	21.0%	11.53**
Childhood sexual abuse	9.4%	23.3%	8.5%	22.40***	9.2%	22.6%	8.4%	26.08***
Experienced physical assault	18.7%	34.7%	17.6%	17.21***	12.0%	29.1%	10.9%	34.20***
Experienced forced sex	11.2%	19.1%	10.6%	6.46*	12.5%	28.9%	11.4%	30.16***
Perpetrated physical assault	11.5%	21.1%	10.8%	9.17**	13.3%	22.4%	12.6%	9.03**
Perpetrated forced sex	5.7%	15.8%	5.0%	19.30***	10.7%	21.4%	10.0%	14.69***

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