Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of PWID in San Francisco and Los Angeles (N = 601)
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Study Site | |
San Francisco | 316 (53%) |
Los Angeles | 285 (47%) |
Gender | |
Male | 440 (73%) |
Female | 150 (25%) |
Transgender | 5 (1%) |
Other | 4 (1%) |
Sexual Orientation | |
Heterosexual | 483 (80%) |
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual | 116 (20%) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 239 (40%) |
Latinx | 133 (22%) |
Black | 142 (24%) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 42 (7%) |
Native American | 6 (1%) |
Mixed Race/other | 37 (6%) |
Education | |
Less than high school diploma | 170 (28%) |
High school diploma or more | 429 (72%) |
Age | |
18–29 | 93 (15%) |
30–39 | 136 (23%) |
40–49 | 160 (27%) |
50 and Older | 210 (35%) |
Relationship Status | |
Single | 411 (68%) |
In a relationship, but not living as married | 92 (15%) |
Married or living as married | 96 (16%) |
Monthly Income | |
Less than $1,400 | 473 (79%) |
$1,400 or More | 128 (21%) |
Experiencing homeless currently | 451 (75%) |
Relocated in the past 30 days | 427 (72%) |
Relocation by Approximate Quartile | |
Did not relocate in past 30 days | 167 (28%) |
Relocated 1–2 times in past 30 days | 117 (20%) |
Relocated 3–9 times in past 30 days | 159 (27%) |
Relocated more than 9 times in past 30 days | 147 (25%) |
Experience of violence in the past 6 months | |
Having belongings stolen | 423 (70%) |
Experiencing physical assault | 210 (35%) |
Experiencing weaponized assault | 115 (19%) |
Experiencing sexual assault | 23 (4%) |
Health outcomes, related behaviors, and access to treatment in the past 6 months | |
Overdose | 85 (14%) |
Severe food insecurity | 238 (39%) |
Receptive syringe sharing | 81 (13%) |
Substance use treatment | 196 (33%) |
Criminal Legal System Involvement in the past 6 months | |
Arrest | 169 (28%) |
Jail | 162 (27%) |