Table 1.
Socio-demographic and -economic characteristics of samples
| |
Street sample (n = 81) |
Treatment sample (n = 30) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
54 |
67 |
57–77 |
23 |
79 |
64–94 |
| Female |
26 |
33 |
23–43 |
6 |
21 |
6–36 |
|
Colour/Race [*] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
8 |
10 |
4–17 |
8 |
27 |
11–43 |
| Non-white |
73 |
90 |
84–97 |
22 |
73 |
57–89 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single or separated |
70 |
86 |
79–94 |
24 |
80 |
66–94 |
| Married or co-habitating |
11 |
14 |
6–22 |
6 |
20 |
6–34 |
|
Education [*] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No formal education or some elementary school |
69 |
86 |
79–94 |
14 |
47 |
29–65 |
| Completed elementary school or higher |
11 |
14 |
6–22 |
16 |
53 |
35–71 |
|
Housing status [30] [*] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stable |
20 |
25 |
16–35 |
27 |
90 |
80–101 |
| Unstable (including homelessness) |
60 |
75 |
66–85 |
3 |
10 |
0–21 |
|
Employment status [30] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed or working |
33 |
41 |
30–52 |
15 |
50 |
32–68 |
| Not employed |
48 |
59 |
48–70 |
15 |
50 |
32–68 |
|
Arrested (in past year) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
23 |
28 |
18–38 |
12 |
40 |
23–58 |
| No |
58 |
72 |
62–82 |
18 |
60 |
43–76 |
|
Drug dealing for income [30] [*] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
7 |
9 |
3–15 |
8 |
27 |
11–43 |
| No |
74 |
91 |
75–91 |
22 |
73 |
57–89 |
|
Sex work for income [30] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
14 |
17 |
9–25 |
3 |
10 |
0–21 |
| No |
67 |
83 |
75–91 |
27 |
90 |
79–101 |
|
Begging for income [30] [*] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
20 |
25 |
16–34 |
1 |
3 |
0–9 |
| No | 61 | 75 | 66–84 | 29 | 97 | 91–103 |
Notes:
[30]: In past 30 days.
[*] Chi-square significant at p < 0.05 level.