Table 1.
Proportion of opioid treatment admissions referred through the criminal justice system by demographic group and state-level characteristics in the United States, 2015.
| Demographic Characteristics | Criminal Justice Referral to Treatment |
|
|---|---|---|
| N | Row % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 33,937 | 14.66 |
| Female | 15,712 | 11.82 |
| Age Category | ||
| 12 to 17 | 333 | 23.14 |
| 18 to 24 | 10,522 | 17.59 |
| 25 to 34 | 22,837 | 15.34 |
| 35 to 44 | 9,026 | 12.42 |
| 45 to 54 | 5,270 | 9.42 |
| 55 and Older | 1,661 | 6.46 |
| Race and Ethnicity | ||
| White NH | 36,730 | 14.51 |
| Black NH | 4,340 | 9.38 |
| Hispanic | 6,588 | 13.15 |
| Other NH | 1,991 | 13.30 |
| Education | ||
| Less than High School | 13,830 | 13.85 |
| High School Graduate | 24,946 | 14.08 |
| Some College | 8,975 | 13.58 |
| College Graduate | 1,898 | 8.93 |
| Employment | ||
| Full Time | 7,417 | 15.35 |
| Part Time | 3,550 | 14.94 |
| Unemployed | 17,053 | 14.52 |
| Not in Labor Force | 21,629 | 12.37 |
| State Characteristics | N | Row % |
| Medicaid coverage of methadone maintenance | ||
| Yes | 46,013 | 13.20 |
| No | 3,636 | 22.91 |
| Civil commitment law | ||
| Yes | 11,100 | 13.05 |
| No | 38,549 | 13.80 |
Notes: NH= Non-Hispanic.