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Table 1 Characteristics of WWID by community supervision status (N = 64)

From: Healthcare beliefs, health information seeking, and healthcare setting preferences among women who inject drugs by community supervision status

 

Not currently on probation or parole (n = 46)

Currently on probation or parole (n = 18)

  

Variable

%

n

%

n

X2

p

Age, in years, M (sd)

38.8

(8.4)

39.6

(7.0)

0.381a

0.704

Race and ethnicity

 White, non-Hispanic

71.7%

33

83.3%

15

0.928

0.522b

 Hispanic, Latinx, or not White

28.3%

13

16.7%

3

  

 Housing stability, past 6 months

 Has been homeless

91.3%

42

77.8%

14

2.164

0.206b

 Has not been homeless

8.7%

4

22.2%

4

  

Educational attainment

 HS graduate, GED, or less

58.7%

27

44.4%

8

1.060

0.303

 At least some college

41.3%

19

55.6%

10

  

Monthly income

 Less than or equal to $500/month

23.9%

11

38.9%

7

1.435

0.354

 Greater than $500/month

76.1%

35

61.1%

11

  

Incarceration history

 Has been in jail or prison

95.7%

44

100.0%

18

0.808

1.000b

 Never been in jail or prison

4.3%

2

0.0%

0

  

Current opioid use

 Yes

84.8%

39

100.0%

18

3.076

0.177b

 No

15.2%

7

0.0%

0

  
  1. Notes. WWID Women who inject drugs, HS high school, t-test independent samples t-test, X2 chi-square test
  2. a Statistical significance was calculated using an independent samples t-test for age because it was a continuous variable
  3. b Statistical significance was calculated using Fisher’s exact, two-sided test because at least one cell had an expected count of fewer than 5
  4. * p < .05