Table 2. Baseline comparisons between IPS and control participants.
| IPS (N = 49) |
Control (N = 60) |
Total (N = 109) |
Test of Significance |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age | 26.11 (2.71) | 25.83 (2.80) | 25.96 (2.75) | t = .52, ns |
| Sex | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Male | 33 (67.3%) | 42 (70.0%) | 75 (68.8%) | χ2(1) = .09, ns |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian | 26 (53.1%) | 18 (30.0%) | 44 (40.4%) | χ2(2)=8.12, p<.05 |
| African American | 20 (40.8%) | 31 (51.7%) | 51 (46.8%) | |
| Latino | 2 (4.1%) | 10 (16.6%) | 12 (11.0%) | (“Other” excluded) |
| Other | 1 (2.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Education level | ||||
| < High school | 10 (20.4%) | 22 (36.7%) | 32 (29.4%) | χ2(2) = 4.23, ns |
| = High school | 24 (49.0%) | 27 (45.0%) | 51 (46.8%) | |
| > High school | 15 (36.6%) | 11 (18.3%) | 26 (23.9%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 42 (85.7%) | 55 (91.7%) | 97 (89.0%) | χ2(2) = 1.04, ns |
| Married/living together | 1 (2.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 6 (12.3%) | 4 (6.6%) | 10 (9.2%) | |
| Disability benefits | ||||
| SSI only | 22 (45.8%) | 26 (44.1%) | 48 (44.9%) | χ2(3) = 2.82, ns |
| SSDI only | 7 (14.6%) | 5 (8.5%) | 12 (11.2%) | |
| SSI & SSDI | 3 (6.3%) | 9 (15.2%) | 12 (11.2%) | |
| Neither | 16 (33.3%) | 19 (32.2%) | 35 (32.7%) | |
| Homelessness during past year | 13 (30.2%) | 12 (30.8%) | 25 (30.5%) | χ2(1) = .00, ns |
| Clinical Characteristics | ||||
| Primary diagnosis | ||||
| Psychotic disorder | 18 (36.7%) | 33 (55.0%) | 51 (46.8%) | χ2(2) = 3.92, ns |
| Mood disorder | 26 (53.1%) | 24 (40.0%) | 50 (45.9%) | |
| Other | 5 (10.2%) | 3 (5.0%) | 8 (7.3%) | |
| Substance abuse | 8 (18.2%) | 9 (16.7%) | 17 (17.3%) | χ2(1) = .04, ns |
| Psych hospitalization past year | 16 (42.1%) | 37 (52.1%) | 53 (48.6%) | χ2(1) = .99, ns |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| BPRS symptom totala | 31.94 (7.69) | 33.88 (9.15) | 33.01 (8.54) | t = −1.19, ns |
| Days hospitalized past year | 25.47 (46.07) | 27.17 (49.28) | 26.40 (47.65) | t = −.18, ns |
| Work History in Past 5 Years | ||||
| Weeks of paid employment | 82.28 (72.62) | 53.38 (63.59) | 66.37 (69.00) | t = 1.94, p=.06 |
a
Sum of 18 items from Expanded Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (49)