Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of people who inject drugs living in non-urban areas in the U.S. Northeast (N = 45).
| Location | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 33 (73) |
| Rhode Island | 12 (27) |
| Age in years; median (IQR) | 37 (30.5-40.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, (not mutually exclusive) | n (%) |
| White | 37 (82) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 9 (19) |
| Black/African American | 2 (4) |
| Other* | 7 (16) |
| Gender | n (%) |
| Cisgender male | 29 (64) |
| Cisgender female | 16 (36) |
| Educational attainment | n (%) |
| Some high school | 10 (22) |
| Completed high school or GED | 14 (31) |
| Some college | 15 (33) |
| Completed college | 6 (13) |
| Employment status (not mutually exclusive) | n (%) |
| Employed full-time (30+ hours/week) | 5 (11) |
| Employed part-time (<30 hours/week) | 4 (8) |
| Unemployed | 26 (58) |
| Disabled | 11 (24) |
| Full-time student | 1 (2) |
| Part-time student | 1 (2) |
| Weekly income from all sources; median (IQR) | 200 (45-400) |
| Sexual orientation | n (%) |
| Heterosexual or Straight | 35 (78) |
| Homosexual or gay | 1 (2) |
| Bisexual | 7 (16) |
| Queer | 1 (2) |
| Not answered | 1 (2) |
*
“Other” race/ethnicities included: “Puerto Rican”, “Spanish”, “Cape Verdean”, and “Jew”.