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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2015 May-Jun;9(3):217–221. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000121

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

variable % (N=71)
Age (years)
 Mean (SD) 45.8 (9.2)
 Range 25–67
Gender
 Male 83%
 Female 17%
Race/Ethnicity
 African-American 42%
 Caucasian 32%
 Hispanic 21%
 Other 4%
Education
 Completed high school or GED 48%
 Some high school 11%
 Completed college or associate degree 10%
 Some college or associate degree 27%
 Graduate school 4%
Employment
 Full-time 17%
 Part-time 25%
 Unemployed 20%
 Public assistance (food stamps, welfare) 13%
 SSI or SSD 22%
 Other/No comment 3%
Recent incarceration (past year)
 Yes 9%
Residence
 Own’ apartment (primary owner or rentee) 42%
 Family or friends 35%
 Single residency occupancy 6%
 Halfway house 3%
 Homeless 14%