Table 2.
Characteristics of Commenters and Non-Commenters
| Characteristics* | Overall N=5337 |
Commenters N=657 |
Non-Commenters N=4680 |
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| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
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| Demographics | |||
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| Age, M(SD) | 58.9 (10.7) | 59.4 (10.9) | 58.9 (10.7) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 4757 (90.5) | 564 (87.9) | 4193 (90.8) |
| Female | 479 (9.1) | 75 (11.7) | 404 (8.8) |
| Other | 23 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | 20 (0.4) |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 551 (10.6) | 75 (12.0) | 476 (10.4) |
| Race | |||
| White | 2224 (45.4) | 300 (51.6) | 1924 (44.5) |
| African American | 2096 (42.8) | 179 (30.8) | 1917 (44.4) |
| American Indian or Alaska | 69 (1.6) | ||
| Native | 89 (1.8) | 20 (3.4) | |
| Asian Pacific Islander | 80 (1.6) | 9 (1.6) | 71 (1.6) |
| Multiple Race | 412 (8.4) | 73 (12.6) | 339 (7.9) |
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| Housing Status | |||
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| Currently homeless | 677 (12.7) | 112 (17.1) | 565 (12.1) |
| Chronic homelessness† | 933 (17.5) | 159 (24.2) | 774 (16.5) |
| Unsheltered experience, last 6 months‡ | 755 (14.2) | 116 (17.7) | 639 (13.7) |
| Income <$1000/month | 2113 (40.9) | 272 (43.4) | 1841 (40.5) |
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| Substance Use and Pain | |||
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| Drug problem§ | 726 (13.9) | 97 (15.2) | 629 (13.7) |
| Alcohol problem§ | 1511 (28.9) | 175 (27.4) | 1336 (29.1) |
| Personal overdose experience in last 3 yearsǁ | 355 (6.7) | 63 (9.8) | 292 (6.3) |
| Severe chronic pain¶ | 2040 (38.2) | 330 (50.2) | 1710 (36.5) |
Notes
Missing information from survey response: gender 78, ethnicity 136, race 436, income 164, drug problem 107, alcohol problem 107, overdose 71
Chronic homelessness: If a participant affirms either (a) having 4 separate instances of homelessness in the last 3 years or (b) affirming current homelessness with longest episode >1 year.
Unsheltered experience: Participant spent 1 or more nights on the street, in a car, in an abandoned building in the 6 months prior to the survey
Alcohol or drug problem is based on the Two-Item Conjoint Screening test, pertaining to the last 12 months.
Overdose: Affirming overdose on alcohol or drugs that necessitated immediate medical care in the 3 years prior to survey completion
Severe Chronic Pain: Participants who reported having bodily pain that of more than 3 months duration coupled with current pain ≥7 on a 0–10 scale