Table 2.

SLH Characteristics (N=49)

	Total (N=49)		Control (N=28)		Inter-vention (N=21)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Organizational Characteristics
Part of a Larger Organization1	36	73.5	23	82.1	13	61.9
Affiliated with a Treatment Program1	13	26.5	11	39.3	2	9.5	*
Referral Arrangement with Parole/Probation (N=42)2	20	47.6	12	52.2	8	42.1
House Manger Lives Onsite (N=43)2	32	74.4	20	83.3	12	63.2
Capacity (Number of beds; 7–50)1
0–10 beds	10	20.4	6	21.4	4	19.1
11–20 beds	23	46.9	12	42.9	11	52.4
21 or more	16	32.7	10	35.7	35.7	28.6
Residence & Operational Characteristics
SLN Chapter1							*
LA Metro	14	28.6	3	10.7	11	52.4
San Fernando Valley/San Gabriel Valley	7	14.3	6	21.4	1	4.8
South Bay/Long Beach	18	36.7	12	42.9	6	28.6
West LA	9	18.4	6	21.4	3	14.3
Monthly Fees Charged ($375–1500)1							**
$0–599	23	46.9	6	21.4	17	81.0
$600+	26	53.1	22	78.6	4	19.1
Meals Provided (N=43)2	13	30.2	6	25.0	7	36.8
House Gender1
Co-ed	15	30.6	9	32.1	6	28.6
Women	9	18.4	3	10.7	6	28.6
Men	25	51.0	16	57.1	9	42.9
% Residents on Parole/Probation (N=37; 0–100; M, SD)2	32.4	32.7	37.9	35.8	27.1	29.5
Required Days Sober (N=39; 0–730; M, SD)3	40.9	116.9	49.4	154.3	29.8	31.4
Drug Testing at Intake (N=39)3	30	76.9	16	72.7	14	82.4
Mandated AA/NA Attendance (N=43)2	33	76.7	17	70.8	16	84.2
Program Orientation
SMPS Total Score (N=39; 48–75; M, SD)3	61.0	7.4	61.3	7.2	60.6	7.9
12-step Orientation (N=39)3
Not at all	2	5.1	2	9.1	0	0.0
A little	4	10.3	1	4.6	3	17.7
Somewhat	6	15.4	2	9.1	4	23.5
Quite a bit	13	33.3	9	40.9	4	23.5
Completely	14	35.9	8	36.4	6	35.3

Notes. Valid summary statistics presented with data source and sample size noted. Differences by study condition were tested with chi-square, Fisher’s Exact, and Student’s t tests.

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01.

¹Data were obtained from the Sober Living Network and available for all houses.

²House manager interviews were conducted for 43 houses; due to the semi-structured nature of the interview, not all questions were asked of those who participated.

³Data collected with the augmented SMPS were only collected on 39 houses.