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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the randomized sample (N = 507) as a function of criminal justice system (CJS) involvement

From: Acceptability and effectiveness of a web-based psychosocial intervention among criminal justice involved adults

Demographics/Clinical Characteristics

CJS-None (n = 331)

CJS-Recommended (n = 69)

CJS-Mandated (n = 107)

Significance Between Groups

 

Mean (SD) or %

F or χ2. P-value

Age

36.08 (10.80) a

30.93 (10.90) b

33.78 (10.54) ab

F (2, 504) = 7.28, p < .001

Female

41.82a

31.88ab

29.91b

x 2 (2) = 6.12, p = .047

Race/Ethnicity

   

x 2 (6) = 6.56, p = .36

 White (ref.)

55.89

52.17

42.99

 

 Black

21.45

21.74

24.30

 Hispanic/Latino

10.27

10.14

13.08

 Other/Mixed

12.39

15.94

19.63

Education

   

x 2 (4) = 4.05, p = .40

  < High School

21.45

30.43

24.30

 

 High School

61.33

56.52

63.55

  > High School

17.22

13.04

12.15

Employed

41.99

40.58

39.25

x 2 (2) = 0.26, p = .88

Single/Never Married

56.80a

73.91b

64.49ab

x 2 (2) = 7.81, p = .02

Internet Use (90d)

   

x 2 (6) = 14.60, p = .02

 None (no)

27.49

21.74

25.23

 

 Less than once/week

7.25

10.14

5.61

 At least once/week

15.41

33.33

20.56

 At least once/day (ref)

49.85

34.78

48.60

Insurance (90d)

78.25a

73.91ab

65.09b

x 2 (2) = 7.43, p = .02

Baseline drug abstinence

53.47

53.62

57.01

x 2 (2) = 0.42, p = .81

Days of any Substance Use (90d)

47.47 (27.06) a

44.29 (27.13) a

36.02 (25.54) b

x 2 (2) = 14.70+, p < .001

Age of Onset (Dependence)

22.82 (9.00)

20.38 (7.78)

21.47 (6.73)

F (2, 460) = 2.29, p = .11

Years of Substance Use (Dependence)

13.22 (10.66)

10.67 (8.90)

12.83 (10.06)

x 2 (2) = 2.27+, p = .32

Primary Substance

   

x 2 (10) = 24.12, p = .007

 Alcohol

20.54

13.04

25.23

 

 Cocaine

22.05

24.64

11.21

 Other Stimulants

12.08

11.59

19.63

 Opioids (ref.)

24.47

20.29

12.15

 Cannabis

18.73

28.99

29.91

 Other

2.11

1.45

1.87

Current Depressive Disorder

24.17a

17.39ab

13.08b

x 2 (2) = 6.61, p = .04

Current Generalized Anxiety Disorder

29.61

23.19

24.30

x 2 (2) = 1.92, p = .38

Current Panic Disorder

17.52

23.19.20

16.82

x 2 (2) = 1.39, p = .50

Psychological Distress (Brief Symptom Inventory)

14.38 (12.62) a

12.49 (12.31) ab

11.51 (12.37) b

x 2 (2) = 8.87+, p = .02

Physical Health (0–100)

72.24 (19.67) a

70.03 (21.68) a

76.85 (17.78) b

x 2 (2) = 6.17+, p = .046

Social Adjustment Total Score

2.21 (0.48)

2.17 (0.54)

2.09 (0.50)

F (2, 504) = 1.71, p = .18

  1. a-b Different superscripts indicate statistical significance at p < .05 for pairwise comparisons between two criminal justice groups
  2. + Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis tests were used