Table 1b.
Demographics and drug use characteristics of non-injecting drug users in New York City 2005-2014 by time periods.
| Time Period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2010 | 2011-2014 | 2005-2014 | ||||
| Average age (SD)* | 42 (7.4) | 46 (8.6) | 44 (8.1) | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Gender* | ||||||
| Male | 1585 | 76.5 | 1009 | 82.2 | 2594 | 78.7 |
| Female | 481 | 23.2 | 216 | 17.6 | 697 | 21.1 |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||||
| White | 113 | 5.5 | 89 | 7.3 | 202 | 6.1 |
| African American | 1391 | 67.2 | 780 | 63.6 | 2171 | 65.8 |
| Hispanic | 515 | 24.9 | 334 | 27.2 | 849 | 25.7 |
| Heroin* | 787 | 38 | 746 | 61.1 | 1533 | 46.6 |
| Speedball | 181 | 8.7 | 119 | 9.7 | 300 | 9.1 |
| Cocaine/ nasal | 842 | 40.7 | 541 | 44.1 | 1383 | 41.9 |
| Crack Cocaine/ smoked* | 1525 | 73.6 | 732 | 59.7 | 2257 | 68.5 |
| HIV+* | 327 | 15.8 | 94 | 7.7 | 421 | 12.8 |
*
significant difference(p<0.05) across time periods by t-test (age) and chi-square test (all other variables)
Percentages for demographic variables may not add to 100% due to missing data. Missing data < 1 % for all variables.