Table 1 Client characteristics by race and ethnicity using 2006–2009 data
From: Utilization of emergency and hospital services among individuals in substance abuse treatment
Black | Latino | Non-latino white | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 17,362 | n = 29,221 | n = 26,668 | |
M( SD) or % | M( SD) or % | M( SD) or % | |
Emergency room visits | 0.16 (1.28) | 0.15 (1.36) | 0.20 (1.27) |
Days in hospital | 0.18 (1.49) | 0.12 (1.16) | 0.24 (1.65) |
Age | 39.8 (12.8) | 32.2 (11.9) | 37.4 (11.9) |
Male | 64.8 | 69.8 | 65.2 |
Education level | 11.3 (2.7) | 10.6 (2.6) | 11.9 (2.6) |
Homeless | 29.5 | 20.0 | 28.6 |
Diagnosed with mental disorder | 24.7 | 12.9 | 27.7 |
Days of mental health counseling | 0.18 (1.66) | 0.15 (1.70) | 0.18 (1.70) |
Days of psychiatric care | 0.19 (1.80) | 0.10 (1.21) | 0.24 (1.93) |
Days with physical health problems | 1.69 (6.29) | 1.01 (4.88) | 1.60 (6.00) |
Age at first drug use | 21.0 (8.8) | 19.0 (7.4) | 19.8 (8.3) |
Days of primary drug use | 9.5 (11.7) | 11.2 (12.7) | 15.5 (13.0) |
Primary drug problem | |||
Alcohol | 19.9 | 17.6 | 26.1 |
Cocaine | 46.3 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
Heroin | 6.6 | 19.8 | 25.7 |
Marijuana | 19.0 | 16.5 | 6.0 |
Methamphetamine | 4.4 | 33.5 | 26.6 |
Other | 3.7 | 3.1 | 8.1 |
Days of secondary drug use | 6.9 (10.2) | 6.8 (10.4) | 9.6 (11.9) |
Days of alcohol use | 1.94 (5.99) | 1.97 (6.05) | 2.47 (6.91) |
Children younger than 18 | 0.33 (0.71) | 0.51 (0.86) | 0.23 (0.57) |
Program modality | |||
Outpatient | 55.6 | 55.7 | 31.6 |
Methadone | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
Residential | 41.3 | 41.0 | 63.0 |