Table 1.
Summary of participant demographic characteristics (N=51).
| Variable | All participants (N=51) | BWFHa inpatient detoxification clinic (n=22) | West Ridge Clinic (n=29) | P value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 41.47 (13.0) | 48.71 (11.8) | 36.04 (11.2) | .001 | ||
| Sex, n (%) | .24 | |||||
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Male | 23 (45) | 12 (55) | 11 (38) |
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Female | 28 (55) | 10 (45) | 18 (62) |
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| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | .32 | |||||
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Black or African American | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
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White | 43 (84) | 20 (91) | 23 (79) |
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Hispanic or Latinx | 3 (6) | 2 (9) | 1 (4) |
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Other | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) |
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Alaska Native | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
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| Education (highest level completed), n (%) | .20 | |||||
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Completed high school or General Educational Development | 13 (25) | 5 (23) | 8 (28) |
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Some high school | 7 (14) | 1 (4) | 6 (21) |
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Completed college or associate degree | 6 (12) | 3 (14) | 3 (10) |
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Some college or associate degree | 17 (33) | 7 (32) | 10 (34) |
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Graduate school | 8 (16) | 6 (27) | 2 (7) |
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| Work, n (%) | .18 | |||||
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Full-time employment | 12 (23) | 4 (18) | 8 (28) |
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Part-time employment | 5 (10) | 1 (5) | 4 (14) |
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Unemployed | 18 (35) | 7 (32) | 11 (38) |
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SSDb or SSIc | 9 (18) | 4 (18) | 5 (17) |
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Other | 3 (6) | 2 (9) | 1 (3) |
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Retired | 4 (8) | 4 (18) | 0 (0) |
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| Residence (n=50)d, n (%) | .10 | |||||
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Own or rent apartment | 18 (36) | 10 (45) | 8 (29) |
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Family or friends | 10 (20) | 6 (27) | 4 (14) |
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Single room occupancy | 8 (16) | 4 (18) | 4 (14) |
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Halfway house | 3 (6) | 1 (5) | 2 (7) |
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Homeless | 11 (22) | 1 (5) | 10 (36) |
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aBWFH: Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital.
bSSD: Social Security Disability.
cSSI: Supplemental Security Income.
dOne participant did not answer the question regarding place of residence.