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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Participants

From: Abuse risks and routes of administration of different prescription opioid compounds and formulations

 

Entire Sample

N = 59,792

Prescription Opioid Abusers

N = 8,739

Characteristic

M

SD

M

SD

Age

33.7

11.5

33.0

10.8

 

N

%

N

%

Gender

    

   Male

40,147

67.1

5,178

59.3

   Female

19,644

32.9

3,561

40.7

Race

    

   Caucasian

31,690

53.0

5,755

65.9

   Hispanic/Latino

11,212

18.8

1,534

17.6

   African American

13,063

21.8

1,092

12.5

   Native American/Alaskan Native

3,407

5.7

301

3.4

   Asian/Pacific Islander

415

0.7

55

.6

Current treatment episode prompted by criminal justice system

36,984

62.0%

3,471

39.9