Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) experiences and release plans among federally incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in Ontario, Canada: a mixed-methods study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study sample (N = 46)

Characteristic	% (n)
Gender
Men	87% (40)
Women	13% (6)
Age (Mean ± SD)	36.4 ± 7.7
Race^b
White/other	67% (31)
Indigenous	33% (15)
Less than high school diploma^b	65% (30)
Unstable accommodation prior to incarceration^b	54% (25)
Main source of income (30 days prior to incarceration)^a
Illegal activities	83% (38)
Social assistance	61% (28)
Family/friends	33% (15)
Legal employment	26% (12)
Illegal work	26% (12)
Personal savings	17% (8)
Other	9% (4)

^aResponses not mutually exclusive
^bData acquired from CSC. CSC collects data on distinctions between First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, but due to the small sample size we have kept these categorized as Indigenous/non-Indigenous

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