Table 1.
Socio-demographic variables of participants at baseline
| Oxford House (n = 100) | Usual Aftercare (n=100) | |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
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| Age | 38.8 (8.9) | 41.2 (7.9) |
| Education | 12.8 (1.5) | 12.4 (1.5) |
| Financial support (monthly) | 2753.5 (5283.3) | 2630.2 (4100.0) |
| Number of living Children | 2.6 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.2) |
| Number Female Partners (lifetime) | 0.8 (3.1) | 0.4 (0.8) |
| Number Male Partners (lifetime) | 9.0 (19.4) | 5.3 (14.2) |
| Lifetime arrests and charges | 14.4 (26.3) | 17.8 (41.7) |
| Length most recent incarceration (months) | 8.1 (14.3) | 11.6 (14.9) |
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| % (n) | % (n) | |
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| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Black/African American | 69.0 (69) | 80.0 (80) |
| Other | 31.0 (31) | 20.0 (20) |
| Has Children | 82.0 (82) | 87.0 (87) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 61.0 (61) | 62.0 (62) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 31.0 (31) | 23.0 (23) |
| Married | 8.0 (8) | 15.0 (15) |
| Employment year before detention | ||
| Unemployed | 64.0 (64) | 68.0 (68) |
| Employed | 36.0 (36) | 32.0 (32) |
| Primary source of income before detention | ||
| Illegal activities | 43.4 (43) | 43.9 (43) |
| Employment | 25.3 (25) | 20.4 (20) |
| Other people | 21.2 (21) | 16.3 (16) |
| Government | 10.1 (10) | 19.4 (19) |
| Past Abuse | ||
| Emotional | 89.0 (89) | 80.0 (80) |
| Physical | 79.0 (79) | 72.0 (72) |
| Sexual | 71.0 (71) | 68.0 (68) |
| Chronic Medical Problem | 56.0 (56) | 52.0 (52) |
| Taking Prescribed Medication(s) | 48.0 (48) | 51.0 (51) |
| Ever Hospitalized | 77.0 (77) | 73.0 (73) |
| Partner gave STI | 45.9 (45) | 39.2 (38) |
| On Parole/Probation | 52.0 (52) | 63.0 (63) |
| Traded sex | 68.8 (66) | 66.7 (62) |
| Homeless in Previous 6 months | 14.0 (14) | 7.0 (7) |
| Ever had a drug overdose | 31.0 (31) | 31.0 (31) |
| Main substance of choice | ||
| Heroin | 45.0 (45) | 49.0 (49) |
| Crack/cocaine | 28.0 (28) | 31.0 (31) |
| Alcohol | 15.0 (15) | 10.0 (10) |
| Marijuana | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) |
| Amphetamine | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| Other Opiates | 3.0 (3) | 0.0 (0) |
| Hallucinogens | 0.0 (0) | 2.0 (2) |
Note. No significant differences in socio-demographic variables were observed between Oxford House and Usual Aftercare participants (p > 0.05).