Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of pregnant treatment episodes by primary substance reported (n = 18,688)
| Treatment type | Methamphetamine treatment episodes (n = 4931) n (%) |
Other primary substance (n = 13,757) n (%) |
P value | Total (n = 18,688) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | ||||
| Age | ||||
| <21 | 138 (3) | 658 (5) | <0.001 | 796 (4) |
| 21–29 | 2328 (47) | 5061 (37) | 7389 (40) | |
| 30–39 | 2075 (42) | 5665 (41) | 7740 (41) | |
| >39 | 390 (8) | 2373 (17) | 2763 (15) | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 3139 (64) | 7296 (53) | <0.001 | 10,435 (56) |
| African American | 141 (3) | 3783 (28) | 3924 (21) | |
| Latino | 1186 (24) | 1719 (12) | 2905 (15) | |
| Other | 465 (9) | 959 (7) | 1424 (8) | |
| Education* | ||||
| Some high school or less | 2375 (49) | 6434 (47) | 0.078 | 8809 (47) |
| Completed high school or greater | 2498 (51) | 7185 (53) | 9683 (52) | |
| Living arrangement* | ||||
| Homeless | 743 (16) | 1542 (12) | <0.001 | 2285 (13) |
| Not homeless | 4005 (84) | 11,849 (88) | 15,854 (87) | |
| Employment status* | ||||
| Employed | 529 (11) | 1858 (14) | <0.001 | 2387 (13) |
| Not employed | 4384 (89) | 11,748 (86) | 16,132 (87) | |
Note:
*
Missing data account for discrepancies in row totals.