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Table 1 Overview of PWUD Respondent Demographics (46)

From: How do people who use opioids express their qualities and capacities? An assessment of attitudes, behaviors, and opportunities

 

Ridge: New York City (n = 24)

Anchor: Rural Southern Illinois (n = 22)

Total

Mean age (range)

38 (26–60)

38 (25–60)

38 (25–60)

Gender

 Men

12 (50.0%)

14 (63.6%)

26 (56.5%)

 Women

11 (45.8%)

8 (36.4%)

19 (41.3%)

 Missing

1 (4.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.2%)

Primary race/ethnicity

 White

20 (83.3%)

19 (86.4%)

39 (84.5%)

 Black or African American

2 (8.3%)

2 (9.1%)

4 (8.7%)

 Latino/Hispanic

2 (8.3%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.3%)

 Native American

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (2.2%)

Marital status

 Married

1 (4.2%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (8.7%)

 Widowed

1 (4.2%)

2 (9.1%)

3 (6.5%)

 Divorced

6 (25.0%)

3 (13.6%)

9 (19.6%)

 Separated

2 (8.3%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (8.7%)

 Never Married

8 (33.3%)

11 (50.0%)

19 (41.3%)

 Living with Partner

3 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (6.5%)

 Missing

3 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.2%)

Education

 Less than High School

1 (4.2%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (4.3%)

 High school or GED

10 (41.7)

11 (50.0%)

21 (45.7%)

 Associate or Trade School

7 (29.2%)

3 (13.6%)

10 (21.7%)

 Some College

3 (12.5%)

7 (31.8%)

10 (21.7%)

 Missing

3 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (6.5%)

Sexual Orientation

 Straight/Heterosexual

19 (79.2%)

14 (63.6%)

33 (71.7%)

 Lesbian or Gay

0 (0.0%)

4 (18.2%)

4 (8.7%)

 Bisexual

4 (16.7%)

2 (9.1%)

6 (13.0%)

 Don’t know or not sure

0 (0.0%)

2 (9.1%)

2 (4.3%)

 Missing

1 (4.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.2%)