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Table 1 Demographics of PWUD who completed a cross-sectional survey in rural Oregon, Ohio, and Kentucky, April–July 2019

From: A cross-sectional survey of potential factors, motivations, and barriers influencing research participation and retention among people who use drugs in the rural USA

 

Total study population

Oregon

Kentucky

Ohio

(n = 255)

(n = 79)

(n = 105)

(n = 71)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

 Median (IQR)

37

(30, 45)

34

(29, 43)

37

(30, 45)

38

(32, 45)

 (Range)

 

(19, 72)

 

(19, 61)

 

(19, 72)

 

(25, 66)

Gender

 Female

116

45

36

46

51

49

29

41

 Male

137

55

43

54

54

51

40

56

 Transgender

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

 Unknown/unsure

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Race

 White

225

88

60

76

104

99

61

86

 Black/African American

5

2

2

3

0

0

3

4

 American Indian/Alaskan

 Native

6

2

5

6

0

0

1

1

 Mixed race

13

5

10

13

1

1

2

3

 Other

6

2

2

3

0

0

4

6

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

14

5

11

14

1

1

2

3

 Non-Hispanic

241

95

68

86

104

99

69

97

Education

 Less than high school

69

27

10

13

41

39

18

25

 High school diploma or GED

106

42

36

46

40

38

30

42

 Some college

59

23

29

37

19

18

11

16

 Associate’s degree, trade, or technical college

16

6

3

4

4

4

9

13

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

Highest level of education

 High school diploma or GED

184

73

69

87

64

61

51

74

 Below high school diploma or GED

69

27

10

13

41

39

18

25