Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of adults who reported lifetime opioid use (n=424)
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 46.7 (10.45) |
| Frequency (%) | |
| Male sex | 271 (63.9) |
| Racea | |
| Black/African American | 252 (59.4) |
| White | 125 (29.5) |
| Otherb | 12 (2.8) |
| Unemployedc | 374 (88.2) |
| Homeless in past 6 months | 197 (46.5) |
| Education level | |
| Grade 11 or less | 167 (39.4) |
| Grade 12 or GED | 175 (41.3) |
| Some college or more | 82 (19.3) |
| Last time used prescription opioids | |
| Never | 196 (46.2) |
| More than a year ago | 100 (23.6) |
| In the last year | 42 (9.9) |
| In the last 3 months | 86 (20.3) |
| Last time used heroin | |
| Never | 4 (0.9) |
| More than a year ago | 81 (19.1) |
| In the last year | 39 (9.2) |
| In the last 3 months | 300 (70.8) |
| Last time injected drugs | |
| Never | 20 (4.7) |
| More than a year ago | 136 (32.1) |
| In the last year | 43 (10.1) |
| In the last 3 months | 225 (53.1) |
| Witnessed overdose in past year | 255 (60.1) |
| Personal overdose in past year | 129 (30.4) |
| Low overdose responding self-efficacy | 285 (67.2) |
a
35 missing cases (8.3%)
b
Other includes American Indian or Alaskan Native, Mixed Race, and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity
c
7 missing cases (1.7%)