Table 3.

Readiness to work and readiness to abstain from substance use in total sample (N = 1,431)

Variable	Total sample %	Men %	Women %
Readiness to Work†
Currently working	16	19	10
Not working but ready to work	29	33	21
Not working but considering work	32	29	40
Not working and not interested	23	20	29
Readiness to Abstain from Substance Use
Maintenance	28	27	30
Action	14	14	14
Preparation	13	13	14
Contemplation	26	27	24
Precontemplation	19	19	18

Notes: Differences in proportions of men versus women across four categories of Readiness to Work (significant; ^†p < .01) and five categories of Readiness to Abstain from Substance Use (nonsignificant) were tested using the chi-square statistic.