TABLE 1.
Crack cocaine use among persons who inject drugs, New York City, 1990–2011
| Crack cocaine use
|
||
|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
|
| Time-period* | ||
| 1990–1994 | 624 (51) | 599 (49) |
| 1995–1999 | 1201 (64) | 688 (36) |
| 2000–2004 | 1814 (71) | 734 (29) |
| 2005–2011 | 918 (60) | 611 (40) |
| Gender* | ||
| Male | 3848 (67) | 1928 (33) |
| Female | 707 (50) | 699 (50) |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||
| White | 1216 (63) | 708 (37) |
| African American | 763 (48) | 828 (52) |
| Hispanic | 2475 (70) | 1044 (30) |
| HIV serostatus* | ||
| HIV− | 724 (61) | 464 (39) |
| HIV+ | 93 (50) | 93 (50) |
Significant difference by Chi-square test (P < 0.05).