Table 1.
Background Characteristics, Health Status, and Substance Use by Chief Complaint.
| Variable | Injury (n=4,734) M (SD)/% |
Medical (n=9,823) M (SD)/% |
Total (n=14,557) M (SD)/% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background Characteristics | |||
| Age1 | 35.5 (11.2) | 36.5 (11.7) | 36.2 (11.6) |
| Male1 | 56.0 | 39.5 | 44.8 |
| Black or African-American1 | 46.4 | 58.1 | 54.3 |
| Married or Living Together | 31.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| Any College | 37.8 | 37.1 | 37.3 |
| With Health Insurance1/a | 73.7 | 78.8 | 77.1 |
| Annual Income: < $20,0001a | 61.4 | 66.6 | 64.8 |
| Employed1/a | 51.9 | 43.6 | 46.3 |
| Health | |||
| Physical (≤ 25th Percentile)1 | 20.2 | 27.3 | 25.0 |
| Mental (≤ 25th Percentile)1 | 21.7 | 26.6 | 25.0 |
| Inject Drugs | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Substance Use | |||
| Used Tobacco (past 30 Days)1 | 58.4 | 53.5 | 55.1 |
| Alcohol Use (past 30 Days)1 | 53.6 | 45.1 | 47.9 |
| Binge Drinking (any)1a | 26.7 | 19.9 | 22.1 |
| Marijuana Use (past 30 Days)3 | 22.6 | 20.4 | 21.1 |
| Cocaine Use (past 30 Days) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Heroin/Hallun./Inhal./Club (past 30 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Prescription Opiate Use Days) | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| Prescription Depressant/Sedative Use | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Prescription Stimulant Use | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Substance Use Disorders | |||
| Substance Use Treatment (past 3 months) | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Alcohol Abuse or Dependence1 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 12.9 |
| Marijuana Abuse or Dependence | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Cocaine Abuse or Dependence | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Any Substance Abuse or Dependence1 (Alcohol/Marijuana/Cocaine) | 18.0 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
Notes: Percentages are column percentages; M=mean; SD=Standard deviation
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