Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of sample
From: Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study
|  | Low needs (N = 2964) | Moderate needs (N = 1897) | High needs (N = 1320) | Total (N = 6181) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Women | 1789 (60.4) | 1072 (56.5) | 683 (51.7) | 3544 (57.3) |
 Men | 844 (28.5) | 635 (33.5) | 550 (41.7) | 2029 (32.8) |
 Diverse/other | 331 (11.2) | 190 (10.0) | 87 (6.6) | 608 (9.8) |
Age, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 12–14 | 497 (16.8) | 121 (6.4) | 100 (7.6) | 718 (11.6) |
 15–18 | 1196 (40.4) | 665 (35.1) | 501 (38.0) | 2362 (38.2) |
 19–24 | 1243 (41.9) | 1093 (57.6) | 703 (53.3) | 3039 (49.2) |
Race, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 White | 1888 (63.7) | 1227 (64.7) | 821 (62.2) | 3936 (63.7) |
 non-White | 1014 (34.2) | 639 (33.7) | 474 (35.9) | 2127 (34.4) |
Diagnosed health conditions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 1651 (55.7) | 905 (47.7) | 529 (40.1) | 3085 (49.9) |
 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | 9 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 13 (1.0) | 24 (0.4) |
 Learning disabilities | 127 (4.3) | 72 (3.8) | 42 (3.) | 241 (3.9) |
 Brain injury | 49 (1.7) | 28 (1.5) | 24 (1.8) | 101 (1.6) |
 ADD or ADHD | 343 (11.6) | 322 (17.0) | 221 (16.7) | 886 (14.3) |
 Cognitive problems | 42 (1.4) | 28 (1.5) | 31 (2.3) | 101 (1.6) |
 ≥2 health conditions | 375 (12.7) | 199 (16.4) | 269 (20.4) | 956 (15.5) |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Elementary | 486 (16.4) | 111 (5.9) | 104 (7.9) | 701 (11.3) |
 Some high school | 1078 (36.4) | 669 (35.3) | 497 (37.7) | 2244 (36.3) |
 High school | 884 (29.8) | 757 (39.9) | 483 (36.6) | 2124 (34.4) |
 Certificate | 208 (7.0) | 187 (9.9) | 120 (9.1) | 515 (8.3) |
 University | 127 (4.3) | 86 (4.5) | 40 (3.0) | 253 (4.1) |
In education or employment, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 2420 (81.6) | 1515 (79.9) | 958 (72.6) | 4893 (79.2) |
 No | 357 (12.0) | 282 (14.9) | 282 (21.4) | 921 (14.9) |
Housing, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Secure | 2615 (88.2) | 1679 (88.5) | 1118 (84.7) | 5412 (87.6) |
 Group home | 33 (1.1) | 23 (1.2) | 14 (1.1) | 70 (1.1) |
 Insecure | 111 (3.7) | 73 (3.8) | 95 (7.2) | 279 (4.5) |
 Other | 65 (2.2) | 48 (2.5) | 31 (2.3) | 144 (2.3) |