Table 1.
Univariate Statistics for each sample (PD and Staff).
| Program Director respondents (n = 296) (%) | Staff respondents (n = 518) (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Research affiliation | ||
| No | 36.1 | 33.8 |
| Yes | 55.1 | 51.7 |
| Age | ||
| Mean Age (standard deviation) | 48.30 (9.56) | 42.02 (11.16) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 66.7 | 71.5 |
| Male | 33.3 | 28.3 |
| Transgender | .2 | |
| Level of education – highest degree status | ||
| No high school | .3 | .2 |
| High school or equivalent | .3 | 3.9 |
| Some college | 4.1 | 10.4 |
| Associate degree | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| Bachelors degree | 10.5 | 27.8 |
| Masters degree | 66.9 | 45.8 |
| Doctoral degree | 14.9 | 4.6 |
| Other professional degree | .3 | 1.4 |
| Length of time in current job | ||
| 0–6 months | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 7–11 months | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| 1–3 years | 21.0 | 43.8 |
| 4–5 years | 14.1 | 12.3 |
| Greater than 5 years | 61.4 | 29.4 |
| Years of experience in drug abuse counseling | ||
| 0–6 months | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| 7–11 months | 1.7 | .2 |
| 1–3 years | 6.8 | 20.5 |
| 4–5 years | 9.1 | 26.2 |
| Greater than 5 years | 73.6 | 44.4 |
| Type of treatment unit | ||
| Outpatient | 48.6 | 46.1 |
| Inpatient/therapeutic community unit | 23.3 | 19.7 |
| Other | 28.0 | 34.2 |
| Primary service area | ||
| Rural | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Suburban | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Urban | 77.2 | 77.1 |
| Size of the organization | ||
| Mean annual admissions (standard deviation) | 625.82 (2286.58) | 687.75 (2431.32) |
| Scientifically supported treatments can be useful (dependent variable) | ||
| Mean score (standard deviation) | 4.37 (.56) | 4.17 (.60) |