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. 2019 Jun 12;10:388. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00388

Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

Sample characteristics Total (N = 298) Male Female
M SD n % n %
Age Male (18–64) 37.5 9.5
Female (19–55) 35.2 8.2
n %
Gender 1. Male 210 70.5
2. Female 88 29.5
Education level: (n = 293) 1. Elementary school and below 49 16.4 35 16.7 14 15.9
2. Middle school 125 41.9 87 41.4 38 43.2
3. High school 88 29.5 61 29.0 26 29.5
4. College 29 9.7 20 9.5 9 10.2
5. Above college 2 0.7 2 1.0 0 0.0
Work status: (n = 289) 1. Unemployment 136 45.6 88 41.9 48 54.5
2. Employment 134 45.0 108 51.4 25 28.4
3. Others 19 6.4 11 5.2 8 9.1
Years of substance use: (n = 271) <5 years 85 28.5 66 31.4 19 21.6
6–10 years 94 31.5 62 29.5 32 36.4
>10 years 91 30.5 57 27.1 34 38.6
Substance Classification 1. Heroin 82 27.5 60 28.6 22 25.0
2. Methamphetamine 253 84.9 172 81.9 81 92.0
3. Ketamine 53 17.8 30 14.3 23 26.1
4. MDMA (ecstasy) 29 9.7 18 8.6 11 12.5
5. Marihuana 33 11.1 19 9.0 14 15.9
6. Others 8 2.7 6 2.9 2 2.3
Addiction severity Mild 2 0.67 2 1.0 0 0.0
Moderate 5 1.68 4 1.9 1 1.1
Severe 291 97.65 204 97.1 87 98.9