Table 1.

Characteristics of African American Cocaine Users in the Arkansas Delta

Qualitative sample (n = 51)
Characteristic	Rural n = 26 (%)	Urban n = 25 (%)	Total n or mean (%)
Male	13 (50.0)	14 (56.0)	27 (52.9)
Female	13 (50.0)	11 (44.0)	24 (47.1)
Age
< 30 years	12 (46.2)	9 (36.0)	21 (41.1)
≥ 30 years	14 (53.8)	16 (64.0)	30 (58.9)
Mean age	34.9	37.3	36.1
Cocaine use patterns
Smoke crack	7 (26.9)	15 (60.0)	22 (43.5)
Snort	12 (46.2)	6 (24.0)	18 (35.1)
Smoke/snort	4 (15.4)	4 (16.0)	8 (15.7)
Snort/swallow	3 (11.5)	0 (0.0)	3 (11.5)
Treatment/self-help	15 (57.7)	14 (56.0)	29 (56.9)