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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Sep 26;128(3):250–254. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.024

Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of patients

n = 68 n (%)
Age <40 16 (23.5%)
40-50 52 (76.5%)
Race African Americans 58 (86.6%)
Other 9 (13.4%)
Income per year <$5,000 15 (29.4%)
$5,001-10,000 36 (70.6%)
Education <12 years 29 (42.6%)
≥12 years 39 (57.4%)
HIV Status Not infected 32 (47.1%)
Infected 36 (52.9%)
Drug use status Non-users 20 (29.4%)
Occasional users 14 (20.6)
Heavy users / methadone maintenance 34 (50%)
Gonadal status Hypogonadal 21 (30.9%)
Normogonadal 47 (69.1%)
Marital status Not married 60 (89.6%)
Married 7 (10.4%)
Public Assistance? No 38 (56.7%)
Yes 29 (43.3%)
In the past year received
public assistance
No 39 (59.1%)
Yes 27 (40.9%)
In the past year been
homeless
No 48 (72.7%)
Yes 18 (27.3%)
Currently employed No 59 (86.8%)
Yes 9 (13.2%)
In the past year been
unemployed
No 18 (26.5%)
Yes 50 (73.5%)