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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Jun 10;48(8):623–634. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.800112

Table 1. Characteristics of Participants based on Opioid Use Type on Intake (N = 1648).

Characteristic PO (n = 1104) HO (n = 161) H&P (n = 383) p
Baseline opioid use (days), M, SD 14.92 11.13 12.71 10.54 17.08 9.54 <.001
Age, years, M, SD 34.65 10.04 34.59 9.28 32.87 9.35 .009
Education, years, M, SD 11.83 2.14 11.78 2.51 11.73 2.12 .705
Gender (Male), n, % 664 60% 126 78% 252 66% <.001
Minority Ethnicity, n, % 109 10% 53 33% 62 16% <.001
Employed (full-time) , n, % 128 12% 11 7% 43 11% .195
Married/cohabitating, n, % 419 38% 69 43% 143 37% .444
Psychiatric treatment (last 30 days) , n, % 679 62% 76 47% 210 55% < .001
Chronic medical problems, n, % 507 46% 57 35% 136 36% <.001
Homeless, n, % 361 33% 79 49% 135 35% <.001
Has children, n, % 576 52% 84 52% 174 45% .069
Lives with user (alcohol or drugs) , n, % 193 17% 26 16% 65 17% .905

Note: n is number of positive responses.