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. 2013 Apr 8;8(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-8-8

Table 1.

Characteristics of life shift/shift gears participants

 
Percent or mean (SD)
 
Overall
Life shift
Shift gears
  (N = 700) (n = 346) (n = 354)
Gender (%)
 
 
 
Male
75.4
76.2
74.6
Female
24.6
23.8
25.4
Age category (%)
 
 
 
18-20
9.3
10.7
7.9
21-24
13.2
13.6
12.7
25-34
27.1
29.6
24.6
35-44
17.5
16.6
18.4
45-54
22.1
19.5
24.6
55+
10.9
10.1
11.6
Mean age in years
36.9 (13.2)
35.9 (13.3)
37.9 (13.0)
Race/ethnicity (%)
 
 
 
Hispanic/Latino
33.1
32.5
33.7
African American
37.0
36.5
37.4
White
24.8
26.0
23.6
Other
5.2
5.0
5.3
Patient location (%)
 
 
 
Emergency Department
83.5
84.3
82.6
Hospitalized for Trauma
16.5
15.7
17.4
DAST drug risk category (%)a
 
 
 
At risk (scores 1–2)
55.1
55.0
55.2
High risk (scores 3–8)
41.1
40.6
41.7
Severe risk (scores 9–10)
3.8
4.4
3.2
Type of drugs used in the past 30 days (%)b
 
 
 
Marijuana
84.4
87.5
81.4
Amphetamines
19.3
17.4
21.2
Cocaine
8.8
7.8
9.7
Heroin
7.8
6.1
9.6
Other opiates
7.4
7.6
7.3
Use of more than 1 substance, including alcohol (%)
49.9
47.9
51.9
Use of more than 1 substance, excluding alcohol (%)
30.4
29.6
31.3
Drug avoidance self-efficacy score (mean)c
3.2 (1.2)
3.2 (1.2)
3.3 (1.2)
Acculturation score among Latinos (mean)d 3.6 (1.2) 3.6 (1.3) 3.6 (1.2)

a There was no “No risk” category due to the eligibility criterion.

b Prevalence based on ASI-Lite individual drug use items.

c Scores potentially ranged from 1 (low self efficacy) to 5 (high self efficacy).

d Scores potentially ranged from 1 (low acculturated) to 5 (high acculturated).