Table 1 Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of a sample receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

Age (mean ± SD)

42.4 ± 12.3

47.1 ± 11.9

38.8 ± 11.3

 < .001

Race

0.227

 Black

87 (67.4)

43 (74.1)

44 (62.0)

 White

34 (26.4)

11 (19.0)

23 (32.4)

 Other

8 (6.2)

4 (6.9)

4 (5.6)

Employment

0.042

 Employed

33 (25.4)

21 (35.6)

12 (16.9)

 Unemployed

70 (53.8)

26 (44.1)

44 (62.0)

 Receiving disability

27 (20.8)

12 (20.3)

15 (21.1)

Insurance

0.668

 Public

78 (60.0)

34 (57.6)

44 (62.0)

 Private

15 (11.5)

6 (10.2)

9 (12.7)

 None

37 (28.5)

19 (32.2)

18 (25.4)

Education

0.604

 Less than high school education

27 (20.8)

14 (23.7)

13 (18.3)

 High school education

65 (50.0)

30 (50.8)

35 (49.3)

 More than high school education

38 (29.2)

15 (25.4)

23 (32.4)

 Single marital status

89 (68.5)

38 (64.4)

51 (71.8)

0.364

Living arrangement

0.003

 With sexual partner

37 (29.1)

15 (25.9)

22 (31.9)

 Alone with children

13 (10.2)

2 (3.4)

11 (15.9)

 With family/friends

42 (33.1)

19 (32.8)

23 (33.3)

 Alone

21 (16.5)

17 (29.3)

4 (5.8)

 Other

14 (11.0)

5 (8.6)

9 (13.0)

Homeless (past 12 months)

48 (37.2)

25 (42.4)

23 (32.9)

0.265

Food insecurity (past 12 months)

73 (57.0)

31 (54.4)

42 (59.2)

0.588

Substance use discrimination in healthcare setting (past 12 months)

37 (29.1)

12 (21.1)

25 (35.7)

0.071

Healthcare access (past 12 months)

114 (87.7)

51 (86.4)

63 (88.7)

0.692

Psychiatric comorbidity

73 (56.2)

29 (49.2)

44 (62.0)

0.143

^aSocial support [Median (IQR)]

3.6 (2.9–4.4)

3.2 (2.4–4.4)

3.9 (3.0–4.4)

0.083