Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Mean (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 324 | |
| Gender (%) | ||
| Male | 59.0 | (53.57 to 64.34) |
| Female | 39.8 | (34.46 to 45.17) |
| Other | 1.2 | (0.03 to 2.44) |
| Age (%) | ||
| 20-50 years | 49.7 | (44.22 to 55.16) |
| 51-56 years | 24.4 | (19.68 to 29.08) |
| 57-72 years | 25.9 | (21.13 to 30.72) |
| Race (%) | ||
| NH white | 21.3 | (16.81 to 25.78) |
| NH Black | 34.6 | (29.36 to 39.77) |
| Hisp/Lat. | 38.6 | (33.25 to 43.91) |
| Other | 4.6 | (2.33 to 6.93) |
| Missing | 0.9 | (-0.12 to 1.97) |
| Education (%) | ||
| Less than high school | 23.1 | (18.53 to 27.77) |
| High school degree or GED | 40.4 | (35.06 to 45.80) |
| Some college/associate's | 31.2 | (26.10 to 36.24) |
| College degree | 5.2 | (2.81 to 7.69) |
| Employed (%) | 25.2 | (20.39 to 29.92) |
| Borough (%) | ||
| Manhattan | 31.5 | (26.40 to 36.57) |
| Staten Island | 2.2 | (0.57 to 3.75) |
| Brooklyn | 18.8 | (14.55 to 23.11) |
| Bronx | 34.9 | (29.66 to 40.09) |
| Queens | 12.7 | (9.02 to 16.29) |
| Married or living as married (%) | 23.8 | (19.11 to 28.42) |
| Currently living alone (%) | 25.9 | (21.13 to 30.72) |
| Currently homeless (%) | 32.8 | (27.02 to 38.60) |
| OUD Severity (%) | ||
| Mild | 5.6 | (3.05 to 8.06) |
| Moderate | 10.5 | (7.14 to 13.85) |
| Severe | 84.0 | (79.93 to 87.97) |
| Any heroin injection (%) | 37.3 | (31.88 to 42.64) |
| In treatment at study entry (%)a | 63.1 | (57.45 to 68.79) |
| Opioid use events protected by naloxone & witness, December 2019-February 2020 (%)b | 36.8 | (32.93 to 40.72) |
Notes: Unless otherwise indicated, estimates refer to each individual's first month participating during the analytic period of interest, April 2020-March 2021.
a
Participants were recruited to and initiated the study between April 2019 and March 2020.
b
For comparison to pre-pandemic levels. N=276 members of the sample cohort participated in at least one survey between 12/2019 and 2/2020.