Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of sample
| Mean/% | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Gender (n=315) | |||
| Male | 90.48 | ||
| Female | 9.21 | ||
| Transgender | 0.32 | ||
| Age (n=315) | 40.78 | 10.07 | 18–70 |
| Born in Puerto Rico (n=315) | 93.02 | ||
| Currently homeless (n=315) | 21.90 | ||
| Income (n=311) | |||
| Less than $5000 per year | 80.06 | ||
| More than $5000 per year | 19.94 | ||
| Marital Status (n=315) | |||
| Single | 46.98 | ||
| Married/Cohabiting | 22.22 | ||
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 30.80 | ||
| Education (n=315) | |||
| Less than High school | 47.62 | ||
| Completed High school or GED | 33.65 | ||
| College | 18.73 | ||
| Sexual orientation (n=314) | |||
| Heterosexual | 96.18 | ||
| Gay/Lesbian | 1.27 | ||
| Bisexual | 2.55 | ||
| Hepatitis C (n=303) | |||
| Unknown status | 22.77 | ||
| Negative | 27.06 | ||
| Positive | 50.17 | ||
| HIV (n=315) | |||
| Unknown status | 13.97 | ||
| Negative | 81.90 | ||
| Positive | 4.13 | ||
| Injection drug use | |||
| Age at first use (n=315) | 21.91 | 8.22 | 10–58 |
| Frequency of use (n=315) | |||
| 1–3 x/month | 5.71 | ||
| 1–6 x/week | 9.52 | ||
| 1–3 x/day | 45.08 | ||
| 4 or more x/day | 39.69 | ||
| Speedball (Heroin & Cocaine) Use (n=314) | 91.08 | ||
| Drug/Alcohol treatment | |||
| Alcohol treatment (n=314) | 10.19 | ||
| Drug treatment (n=315) | 81.27 | ||