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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Dis. 2012;31(3):278–287. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2012.694603

Table 2.

Descriptive analysis for active versus inactive patients on July 28, 2008.

Variable Active
(n=34)
Inactive
(n=66)
Total
Gender
Male (%) 23 (68%) 47 (71%) 70 (70%)
Female (%) 11 (32%) 19 (29%) 30 (30%)

Ethnicity
African American (%)** 14 (41%) 14 (21%) 37 (24.2%)
Latino (%)** 10 (29%) 33 (50%) 62 (40.5%)
Caucasian (%) 10 (29%) 18 (27%) 52 (34.0%)
Multi-racial (%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%) 2 (1.3%)

Insured (%) 30 (88%) 53 (80%)++ 83 (83%)+++

Employed (%) 17 (50%) 30 (46%) 47 (47%)

Route of administration
Injection (%) 11 (32%) 34 (52%) 45 (45%)
Oral (%) 6 (18%) 7 (11%) 13 (13%)
Inhale (%) 17 (50%) 25 (38%) 42 (42%)

Drug used
Heroin (%) 25 (74%) 58 (88%) 83 (83%)
Methadone (%) 3 (9%) 4 (6%) 7 (7%)
Vicodin (%) 5 (15%) 4 (6%) 9 (9%)

Mean Age applied Buprenorphine TX (S.D) 43 (12.7) 39.1 (12.1) 40.5 (12.4)

Mean Age 1st misused opioid (S.D) 22.1 (8.2) 20.6 (7.4) 21.1 (7.6)
Past MMTP (%) 23 (68%) 32 (49%) 55 (55%)
**

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