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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Viral Hepat. 2020 Nov 22;28(2):326–333. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13437

Table 1:

Participant sociodemographic characteristics by injection drug use status

PWID (n = 353) Non-PWID (n = 186)
Median Age (Range) 25 (18–29) 23 (18–29)
Gender
 Male 230 (65%) 135 (73%)
 Female 119 (34%) 51 (27%)
 Transgender or non-binary 4 (1%) 0
Race/Ethnicity
 Hispanic 66 (19%) 88 (47%)
 NH-White 259 (73%) 73 (39%)
 NH-Black 5 (1%) 17 (9%)
 NH-Other 22 (6%) 6 (3%)
Born in US 295 (84%) 160 (86%)
Currently Homeless 127 (36%) 10 (5%)
Highest Level of Education
 Did not complete High School 67 (19%) 41 (22%)
 High School graduate or GED 135 (38%) 89 (48%)
 Attended some college 151 (43%) 56 (30%)
Health Insurance Coverage 292 (83%) 151 (81%)
Ever in Drug Use Treatment 301 (85%) 83 (45%)

Does not add to 100% due to unreported responses.

“Homeless” was defined as “staying on the street, in a shelter, in a Single Room Occupancy hotel (SRO), temporarily staying with friends or relatives, or living in a car”

Abbreviations: NH = “Non-Hispanic”, US = “United States”, GED = “General Educational Development”