Table 1.
Participant Characteristics of 6 Month Substance Use and Treatment Initiation (n %).
| Substance Use |
Treatment Initiation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Use (n = 209) |
Abstinent (n = 97) |
Yes (n = 107) |
No (n = 178) |
|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 133 (63.6)** | 61 (80.3) | 70 (65.4) | 124 (69.7) |
| Female | 76 (36.4) | 15 (19.7) | 37 (34.6) | 54 (30.3) |
| Age, M(SD) | 34.5 (11.4) | 36.6 (12.5) | 39.8 (11.6)*** | 32.3 (10.9) |
| Race | ||||
| Minority | 155 (74.2) | 63 (82.9) | 83 (77.6) | 135 (75.8) |
| White | 54 (25.8) | 13 (17.1) | 24 (22.4) | 43 (24.2) |
| Criminal Risk Level | ||||
| Low/Moderate Risk | 140 (67.0) | 49 (64.5) | 54 (50.5)*** | 135 (75.8) |
| High Risk | 69 (33.0) | 27 (35.5) | 53 (49.5) | 43 (24.2) |
| Education Level | ||||
| High School or Less | 162 (77.5) | 58 (76.3) | 81 (75.7) | 139 (78.1) |
| At Least Some College | 47 (22.5) | 18 (23.7) | 26 (24.3) | 39 (21.9) |
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 127 (60.8) | 46 (60.5) | 74 (69.2)* | 99 (55.6) |
| Employed/Student | 82 (39.2) | 30 (39.5) | 33 (30.8) | 79 (44.4) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single/Never Married | 145 (69.4) | 45 (59.2) | 66 (61.7) | 124 (69.7) |
| Married | 27 (12.9) | 11 (14.5) | 18 (16.8) | 20 (11.2) |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 37 (17.7) | 20 (26.3) | 23 (21.5) | 34 (19.1) |
| Homeless (within past 3 months) | 31 (15.0) | 8 (10.5) | 20 (18.7) | 19 (10.8) |
| Court Mandated Treatment | 78 (39.6) | 30 (42.3) | 61 (60.4)*** | 47 (28.1) |
| SS Quantity, M(SD) | 3.8 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.0) |
| SS Quality, M(SD) | 3.8 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.8 (0.5) |
| # of Significant Conflicts, M(SD) | 1.4 (1.4)*** | 0.8 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.3) | 1.2 (1.3) |
| Positive SS, M(SD) | 3.7 (0.7)* | 3.9 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.6) |
| Negative SS, M(SD) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.5) |
Note:
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.
Frequency data were analyzed using Pearson chi-square test for significance and continuous variables were analyzed using independent samples t -test.