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Table 1 Sociodemographics, housing, employment, and incarceration status

From: Substance use patterns, sociodemographics, and health profiles of harm reduction service recipients in Burlington, Vermont

Variable

All participants

(n = 150)

 

N

%

Mean age

38.91

 

Legal Monthly Income

$524

 

Gender

 Male

77

51.3

 Female

71

47.3

 Transgender

1

0.7

 Other

1

0.7

Race

 White

135

90.0

 Latinx/Hispanic

4

2.7

 Black

4

2.7

 American Indian/Alaska Native

5

3.3

 Other

7

4.7

Housing status

 Unhoused

69

46.0

 Temporary/unstable

52

34.7

 Permanent

28

18.7

 Not reported

1

0.7

Living situation

 Alone

58

38.7

 With significant other

51

34.0

 With friends/parents

27

18.0

 Other

14

9.3

Employment status

 Unemployed

96

64.0

 Disability

32

21.3

 Full-time work

7

4.7

 Other

15

10.0

Jail or prison in last 12 months

 Yes

40

26.7

 No

110

73.3