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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
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