Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics
| Number | % of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 44) | ||
| Male | 29 | 65.9 |
| Female | 14 | 31.8 |
| Transgender | 1 | 2.3 |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 44) | ||
| Non-hispanic black | 31 | 70.5 |
| Hispanic (of any race) | 13 | 29.5 |
| Sexual orientation (n = 44) | ||
| Completely heterosexual | 33 | 75.0 |
| Not completely heterosexual | 11 | 25.0 |
| Education (n = 44) | ||
| Less than high school | 24 | 54.5 |
| High school grad/GED | 12 | 27.2 |
| More than High School | 7 | 15.9 |
| Missing | 1 | 2.3 |
| Marital status (n = 44) | ||
| Married/domestic partnership/common law marriage | 7 | 15.9 |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 19 | 43.2 |
| Single (never married) | 18 | 40.9 |
| Employment (n = 44) | ||
| Not employed | 42 | 95.5 |
| Employed | 2 | 4.5 |
| Substance use (n = 44) a | ||
| Active substance user | 28 | 63.6 |
| Not active substance user | 16 | 36.4 |
| Food insecurity (n = 44) b | ||
| Yes | 33 | 25.0 |
| No | 11 | 75.0 |
| Ever incarcerated (n = 44) | ||
| Yes | 37 | 84.1 |
| No | 7 | 15.9 |
| Ever homeless (n = 44) | ||
| Yes | 42 | 96 |
| No | 2 | 5 |
| Mean # Hospitalizations (past 6 months) | 4.96 |
a
Active substance use: Report any of the following 3 criteria: (1) used in the past 90 days: any injection drugs, heroin, other non-prescribed opioids, crack/cocaine, or methamphetamine; or (2) binge drinking in the past 90 days as defined by the AUDIT-C scale; or (3) substance abuse symptoms that yield a score of greater than 6 on the DAST-10 scale
b
Food Insecurity: “In the past 12 months, were you ever unable to eat because you could not afford food?”