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Table 1 Demographics of Study Sample (N = 69,891)

From: Mono- versus polydrug abuse patterns among publicly funded clients

 

Frequency

Variable

n

%

Gender

  

   Male

48,168

68.9

   Female

21,723

31.1

Ethnicitya

  

   Caucasian

46,910

69.2

   African American

20,393

30.1

   Other

495

0.7

Ageb

  

   <18

6,955

10.0

   18–24

10,701

15.3

   25–34

20,671

29.6

   35–44

21,893

31.3

   45–54

8,266

11.8

   ≥ 55

1,404

2.0

Residential Area

  

   Urban

35,062

50.2

   Rural

34,829

49.8

Year Admitted to Treatment

  

   1998

9,911

14.2

   1999

9,123

13.1

   2000

9,598

13.7

   2001

10,214

14.6

   2002

9,891

14.2

   2003

10,738

15.4

   2004

10,416

14.9

  1. a2,093 missing ethnicity responses were removed from the total N for ethnicity percentages.
  2. b1 missing age response.
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