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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics

From: Insights from a national survey into why substance abuse treatment units add prevention and outreach services

Variable

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

SD

New education, prevention, or outreach services initiated

0.07

0.00

1.00

0.26

Per capita income (in $000)

24.12

11.49

58.10

7.86

Competition

25.09

5.00

46.00

8.42

Managed care (2)

0.71

0.00

1.00

0.45

Hospital-based (3)

0.15

0.00

1.00

0.36

Mental health center-based (3)

0.23

0.00

1.00

0.42

Private for-profit (4)

0.12

0.00

1.00

0.32

Public (4)

0.27

0.00

1.00

0.44

Methadone facility (2)

0.24

0.00

1.00

0.42

Prior education/outreach (2)

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.00

Volunteer hours (log transformed)

2.32

0.00

9.21

3.02

Number of clients (log transformed)

6.08

3.26

9.21

1.02

Unit age

16.54

0.00

40.00

8.00

Director license (2)

0.51

0.00

1.00

0.50

Supervisor license (2)

0.59

0.00

1.00

0.49

Director graduate degree (2)

0.70

0.00

1.00

0.46

Supervisor graduate degree (2)

0.69

0.00

1.00

0.46

  1. Notes:
  2. (1) N = 450 treatment units
  3. (2) Yes = 1
  4. (3) Yes = 1; other or no affiliation is referent category
  5. (4) Yes = 1; private not-for-profit is referent category