Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Sample-weighted data | Data weighted by program size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mean (SD) |
2017 Mean (SD) |
2011 Mean (SD) |
2017 Mean (SD) |
|
| Percentage of patients receiving methadone doses: | ||||
| Below 40 mg/day | 10.96 (8.21) | 11.31 (11.28) | 10.27 (7.26) | 9.93 (8.57) |
| Below 60 mg/day | 24.70 (13.14) | 24.92 (17.42) | 22.81 (12.71) | 22.70 (12.68) |
| Below 80 mg/day | 43.72 (19.45) | 44.60 (23.35) | 40.68 (19.05) | 42.93 (18.87) |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| % Black | 18.18 (22.65) | 15.99 (20.47) | 17.37 (21.14) | 16.32 (21.29) |
| % Hispanic | 16.73 (21.99) | 16.20 (19.84) | 18.25 (22.62) | 13.12 (19.24) |
| % of patients who are unemployed | 49.65 (22.44) | 49.25 (27.43) | 53.35 (20.61) | 44.58 (22.95) |
| Program characteristics | ||||
| Ownership status | ||||
| Private not-for-profit | 43.97 (49.81) | 44.92 (49.89) | 49.23 (50.17) | 43.93 (49.78) |
| Private For-profit | 43.26 (49.72) | 45.72 (50.00) | 40.60 (49.28) | 46.14 (50.00) |
| Public | 12.77 (33.49) | 9.36 (29.22) | 10.17 (30.34) | 9.93 (30.00) |
| Joint Commission accreditation | 30.99 (46.41) | 31.81 (46.74) | 24.42 (43.11) | 30.52 (46.21) |
| % of staff who are in recovery | 14.86 (15.71) | 19.32 (18.38) | 13.87 (13.66) | 17.76 (15.39) |
| % of patients required pre-authorization of services | 19.49 (34.15) | 29.38 (35.17) | 21.97 (36.27) | 21.62 (32.14) |
| % of patients referred from managed care organizations | 3.73 (14.69) | 2.72 (7.60) | 3.85 (14.37) | 2.52 (7.18) |
| Number of methadone patients served in the last fiscal year | 454.92 (435.56) | 349.60 (379.38) | 869.00 (834.48) | 758.87 (553.82) |
| Program age | 23.00 (12.97) | 22.75 (13.81) | 24.78 (13.01) | 22.26 (13.94) |
| Harm reduction/HIV prevention | ||||
| Provide HIV prevention pamphlet | 93.66 (24.45) | 89.88 (30.25) | 93.72 (24.34) | 90.24 (29.77) |
| Provide needle cleaning pamphlet | 39.57 (49.08) | 38.10 (48.71) | 36.15 (48.22) | 31.23 (46.49) |
| Limited staff dedicated to HIV prevention | 43.66 (49.77) | 62.83 (49.47) | 38.42 (48.81) | 79.45 (45.77) |
| % of patients referred to self-help groups | 60.38 (36.87) | 56.63 (39.69) | 63.54 (36.86) | 60.36 (39.75) |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 27.46 (44.79) | 26.16 (44.08) | 29.83 (45.92) | 31.97 (46.77) |
| Midwest | 21.83 (41.46) | 19.10 (39.43) | 21.35 (41.12) | 17.41 (38.03) |
| South | 27.46 (44.79) | 32.47 (46.97) | 24.72 (43.29) | 35.42 (47.97) |
| West | 23.24 (42.39) | 22.27 (41.73) | 24.10 (42.92) | 15.20 (36.01) |