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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2010 Dec 3;34(1):97–117. doi: 10.1177/0193945910388948

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics (N = 156)

Characteristics N Percent
Gender:
 Male 115 73.7
 Female 41 26.3
Age Groups:
 15–20 63 40.4
 21–23 60 38.5
 24–25 33 21.2
Race/Ethnicity:
 African-American 21 13.5
 White 86 55.1
 Hispanic 19 12.2
 Mixed 17 10.9
 Other 13 8.3
Education:
 High School/GED 93 59.6
 < 12 years 63 40.4
Intimate Partner:
 Yes 64 41.0
 No 92 59.0
Chronically Homelessa
 Yes 79 50.6
 No 77 49.4
Physical Health:
 Excellent/Very Good 72 46.2
 Good 56 35.9
 Fair/Poor 28 18.0
Persons of Faith:
 Yes 85 54.8
 No 70 45.2
Foster Care:
 Yes 44 28.2
 No 112 71.8
Juvenile Hall/Prison History:
 Yes 106 68.4
 No 49 31.6
Primary Support:
 Drug/Alc Users 61 38.4
 Non-Users 21 13.2
 Both Equally 66 41.5
 No Help 11 6.9
Current Smoker:
 Yes 129 82.7
 No 27 17.3
Recentb Marijuana Use:
 Yes 147 94.2
 No 9 5.8
Binge Drinking
 Yes 96 61.9
 No 59 38.1
Recent b Crack Use
 Yes 19 12.2
 No 137 87.8
Recent b Cocaine Use:
 Yes 38 24.4
 No 118 75.6
Recent b Methamphetamine Use:
 Yes 52 33.3
 No 104 66.7
Recent b Hallucinogen Use
 Yes 53 34.0
 No 103 66.0
Recent b Tranquilizer Use:
 Yes 16 10.3
 No 140 89.7
Recent Injection Use:
 Yes 25 16.0
 No 131 84.0
Five or More Recentb Partners
 Yes 28 18.0
 No 128 82.1
> 20 Lifetime Partners
 Yes 42 26.9
 No 114 73.1
Ever Traded Sex for Money:
 Yes 21 13.6
 No 134 86.4
a

Homeless for a year or more

b

Past 6 months