Table 1 Description of study measures
Measure | Description | Source/Response Options |
|---|---|---|
New education, prevention or outreach services | Units adding general or AIDS education, prevention, or community outreach services between 1995 and 1999/2000 | Director (Yes = 1) |
Per capita income | Per capita income of county where unit is located | Area Resource File |
Competition | Degree of competition as perceived by the director (α = .83) | Director |
Managed care contract(s) | Unit has one or managed care arrangements | Director (Yes = 1) |
Hospital affiliation | Unit is part of a hospital | Director (Yes = 1, referent group includes freestanding units or those with "other" affiliation) |
Mental health center affiliation | Unit is part of a mental health center | Director (Yes = 1, referent group includes freestanding units or those with "other" affiliation) |
Private for-profit ownership | Unit ownership or control status is private, for-profit | Director (Yes = 1, referent group is private nonprofit units) |
Public ownership | Unit ownership or control status is public | Director (Yes = 1, referent group private for-profit units) |
Methadone | Unit provides methadone treatment services to clients | Director (Yes = 1) |
Previous community education or outreach services | Unit provided community education, outreach, or prevention services in 1995 | Clinical Supervisor (Yes = 1) |
Volunteer hours (log transformed) | Number of volunteer hours in the most recent complete fiscal year | Clinical Supervisor |
Number of clients (log transformed) | Total number of clients in most recent complete fiscal year | Director |
Unit age | Years of unit substance abuse treatment operations | Director |
Director substance abuse treatment license | Director holds at least one professional license | Director (Yes = 1) |
Supervisor substance abuse treatment license | Clinical supervisor holds at least one professional license | Clinical supervisor (Yes = 1) |
Director graduate degree | Director has a degree beyond a bachelors | Director (Yes = 1) |
Supervisor graduate degree | Director has a degree beyond a bachelors | Clinical supervisor (Yes = 1) |