Table 1 Characteristics of ED users vs. non- ED users

Age

40.8 (11.21)

40.5 (11.59)

-.47, 1338

.6381

Race

  Black

45.19

43.29

5.33 (3)

.1488

  Whites

33.17

29.33

  Hispanics

14.66

18.72

  Others

6.97

8.66

Has a history of incarceration

76.26

66.34

13.31 (1)

.0003

Has ever had STIs*

49.53

40.30

10.21 (1)

.0014

Has ever traded sex for drugs or money

38.73

29.01

12.68 (1)

.0004

Opiate use

16.78

11.73

6.52 (1)

.0107

Injection drug use

28.81

23.13

5.05 (1)

.0247

Income

< $1,000

78.77

66.71

18.18 (2)

.0001

$1,000 -$3,999

18.49

24.57

> $3,999

2.74

8.71

Had paid job, salary, or business

21.5

31.92

15.14 (1)

.0001

On welfare, public assistance

39.23

32.24

6.15 (1)

.0131

Had Social Security, disability

30.99

20.78

16.31

.0001

Heterosexual

67.69

61.59

4.68 (1)

.0305

Marital status

Single

53.63

63.68

13.49 (2)

.0012

Married

20.14

17.41

Separated/divorced

26.23

18.91

Education

Less than High School

29.84

27.19

6.64 (2)

.0361

High School

37.53

32.94

Some college or above

32.63

39.87

Homeless

47.04

41.04

4.28 (1)

.0386

Female

32.08

22.95

12.79 (1)

.0003

Has ever received drug treatment

60.42

48.56

16.54 (1)

.0001