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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of project WORTH participants at baseline: New York City, 2009–2012; N = 306

From: Availability of informal social support and the impact on health services utilization among women in community corrections who engage in substance use and risky sexual behavior: New York City, 2009–2012

Baseline Characteristic

Total (n = 306)

WORTH Study Arm, n (%)

 Wellness

102 (33.3)

 Traditional WORTH

101 (33.0)

 Computerized WORTH

103 (33.7)

 Age (years), mean (SD)

41.5 (10.5)

 Black or African American, n (%)

222 (72.6)

 Hispanic or Latino, n (%)

55 (18.0)

 American Indian, n (%)

6 (2.0)

 High School or GED, n (%)

176 (57.5)

Marital Status, n (%)

 Single

202 (66.0)

 Married

49 (16.0)

 Divorced/separated/widowed

55 (18.0)

 Has children, n (%)

232 (75.5)

 Has medical insurance, n (%)

278 (90.9)

 Employed, n (%)

25 (8.2)

Monthly Income, n (%)

  < $400

176 (57.5)

 $400 to $850

95 (31.0)

  > $850

35 (11.4)

 Had a regular place to sleep (past 90 days), n (%)

267 (87.3)

 Incarcerated in the past 90 days, n (%)

72 (23.5)

 Community court (past 90 days), n (%)

70 (22.9)

 On probation (past 90 days), n (%)

107 (35.0)

 On parole (past 90 days), n (%)

40 (13.1)

 Drug or mental health court (past 90 days), n (%)

47 (15.4)

 Alternative-to-incarceration program (past 90 days), n (%)

23 (7.5)

Mental Health Diagnoses (lifetime), n (%)

 Depression

188 (61.4)

 Anxiety

149 (48.7)

 Bipolar Disorder

99 (32.4)

 Schizophrenia

29 (9.5)

 Other mental health illness

56 (18.3)

 Used any illicit substance (past 90 days), n (%)

147 (48.0)

Type of substance used (past 90 days), n (%)

 4 or more alcoholic drinks in period of 6 h

93 (30.4)

 Marijuana

117 (38.2)

 Heroin

54 (17.7)

 Cocaine

122 (39.9)

 Crack

95 (31.0)

 Methamphetamine

2 (0.65)

 “Uppers”

8 (2.6)

 “Downers”

33 (10.8)

 Non-prescribed opiates

29 (9.5)

 Ecstasy

20 (6.5)

 Other types of drugs

7 (2.3)

 HIV-positivea, n (%)

43 (14.1)

  1. aTwo individuals refused to share the result of their most recent HIV test