Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Study Sample (N=982)
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 37.5 (10.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 734 (75.3) |
| Female | 241 (24.7) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 520 (54.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 50 (5.3) |
| Hispanic | 376 (39.7) |
| Educational Attainment | |
| Less than High School | 478 (49.4) |
| Greater than High School | 489 (50.6) |
| Income (annual) | |
| <$14,999 | 478 (53.5) |
| >$15,000 | 415 (46.5) |
| Homeless | |
| Currently homeless | 350 (37.8) |
| Not currently homeless | 577 (62.2) |
| Drugs Injected | |
| Heroin | 746 (75.9) |
| Prescription Opioids | 70 (7.1) |
| Cocaine | 281 (28.6) |
| Methamphetamine | 157 (16.0) |
| Crack-Cocaine | 90 (9.2) |
| Speedball | 179 (18.2) |
| Fentanyl/Carfentanil | 153 (15.6) |
| Injection Frequency | |
| Less than Daily | 88 (9.3) |
| 1–2 times a day | 211 (22.2) |
| 3–4 times a day | 277 (29.2) |
| 5–7 times a day | 211 (22.2) |
| 8–10 times a day | 95 (10.0) |
| 11–15 times a day | 28 (3.0) |
| >15 times a day | 40 (4.2) |
| Disease Status | |
| HIV-positive | 98 (10.2) |
| HCV-positive | 419 (44.4) |