Utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) among sexually transmitted disease clinics attendees with coexisting drinking problems

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 396)

		Hazardous drinkers^b
Characteristics	Total^a(n = 396) N (%)	Yes (n = 126) N (%)	No (n = 264) N (%)
Gender
Male	134 (34)	66 (52)^c	64 (25)
Female	258 (66)	60 (48)	196 (75)
Age (years)
14-24	261 (68)	74 (60)^d	185 (73)
25-34	76 (20)	33 (27)	41 (16)
35+	46 (12)	17 (13)	27 (11)
Race
White	104 (27)	55 (44)^c	49 (19)
Black	234 (60)	54 (43)	175 (67)
Hispanic	32 (8)	11 (9)	21 (8)
Other^e	21 (5)	6 (5)	15 (6)
Education
High school degree/GED or less	223 (57)	57 (45)^c	161 (72)
Some college/vocational degree	131 (33)	44 (35)	86 (33)
4 year college graduate or more	38 (10)	25 (20)	13 (5)
Employment
Unemployed	231 (59)	81 (64)	146 (56)
Employed	161 (41)	45 (36)	114 (44)
Marital status
Married	28 (7)	7 (6)	21 (8)
Member of unmarried couple	305 (81)	98 (83)	201 (80)
Single	44 (12)	13 (11)	31 (12)
Insurance coverage
No	199 (50)	72 (58)	124 (47)
Yes	193 (50)	53 (42)	138 (53)
Marijuana use in the past year
No	208 (53)	39 (31)^c	168 (64)
Yes	182 (47)	86 (69)	93 (36)
Other drug^f use in the past year
No	334 (87)	90 (73)^c	241 (93)
Yes	52 (13)	33 (27)	19 (7)

^aData do not always sum up to total sample size due to missing data for specific variable.
^bDefined if AUDIT score > = 8 or binge drinking at least once monthly.
^cp < 0.01.
^dP < 0.05.
^eInclude Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native.
^fInclude cocaine or crack, stimulants, anxiety medication or sedatives, prescription pain medications, hallucinogens, inhalants, and opioids.

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