Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants–socio-demographics, alcohol and substance misuse, childhood and abuse.
| Treatment Group | Control Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Respondents | Mean (SD) Range (min, max) |
Proportion of respondents (%) | Respondents | Mean (SD) Range (min, max) |
Proportion of respondents (%) |
| Age | 123 | 33 (11) (18, 67) |
126 | 34 (10) (18, 65) |
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| White British or other white background | 106/126 (84) | 113/127 (89) | ||||
| Who completed secondary education | 96/116 (83) | 97/117 (83) | ||||
| Whose yearly income is at least $17,710* | 16/69 (23) | 28/87 (32) | ||||
| Hazardous drinking (Audit-C> = 3) | 70/126 (56) | 65/125 (52) | ||||
| Smoked cannabis in past 12 months | 36/124 (29) | 28/121 (23) | ||||
| Made use of type A drugs& | 11/127 (9) | 9/125 (7) | ||||
| Currently in a relationship | 26/127 (20) | 25/123 (20) | ||||
| Is parent | 97/125 (78) | 109/129 (84) | ||||
| Has child under 4 years living with her | 49/130 (38) | 47/130 (36) | ||||
| Perpetrator is a current partner | 29/118 (25) | 26/118 (22) | ||||
| Work in the household | 46/116 (40) | 43/121 (36) | ||||
| Not in formal employment (excl retirees and students) | 90/115 (78) | 93/121 (77) | ||||
| Witnessed DVA as a child | 66/129 (51) | 67/128 (52) | ||||
| Abused as a child | 65/129 (50) | 64/128 (50) | ||||
*GBP to USD conversion rate, Nov 01 2012 (source: http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/)
&Heroin (diamorphine), cocaine (including crack), methadone, ecstasy (MDMA), LSD, and magic mushrooms