Assessing public behavioral health services data: a mixed method analysis

Table 3 Chi-square test for differences in responses among study survey respodents

	N-SSATS		Study Survey		p-value
	N	%	N	%	p-value
Treatment Services
Substance Abuse Treatment*					0.0595
Yes	63	100.0%	59	93.7%
No	0	0.0%	4	6.3%
Provides Outpatient MAT Treatment					0.8232
Yes	13	20.6%	12	19.1%
No	50	79.4%	51	80.9%
Medication Management for MAT					0.0679
Yes	5	7.9%	12	19.1%
No	58	92.1%	51	80.9%
Case Management					0.4375
Yes	46	73.0%	42	66.7%
No	17	27.0%	21	33.3%
Prescribes or Administers Buprenorphine					0.0233
Yes	3	4.8%	11	17.5%
No	60	95.2%	52	82.5%
Group Counseling*					< 0.0001
Yes	60	95.2%	30	47.6%
No	3	4.8%	33	52.4%
Supplemental Services
Health Screening					< 0.0001
Yes	48	79.2%	24	38.1%
No	15	23.8%	39	61.9%
Health Education					< 0.0001
Yes	12	19.1%	47	74.6%
No	51	80.9%	16	25.4%
Aftercare/Continuing Care					0.3914
Yes	51	81.0%	47	74.6%
No	12	19.0%	16	25.4%
Payment Methods Accepted
Medicaid					0.4592
Yes	38	60.3%	42	66.7%
No	25	39.7%	21	33.3%
Private Insurance					1.000
Yes	48	76.2%	48	76.2%
No	15	23.8%	15	23.8%
Sliding Fee Scale					< 0.0001
Yes	27	42.9%	52	82.5%
No	36	57.1%	11	17.5%
Self-Pay					0.0006
Yes	61	96.8%	47	74.6%
No	2	3.2%	16	25.4%

* Indicates where p-value for the Fisher Exact Test was used due to one or more classes having less than 5 observations
Table 3 provides a summary of the chi-square test for differences in responses to parallel questions included in the N-SSATS and the study survey among study survey respondents. The first column outlines the variables included in the chi-square analysis. The second column provides the counts and distribution of respondent answers to the N-SSATS questions, and the third column provides the counts and the distribution of respondent answers to the study survey. The last column provides the p-value from the chi-square analysis. Fisher’s exact test was used in instances in which counts for a specific crosstab was less than 5

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