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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Self-reported alcohol and drug use six months after brief intervention: do changes in reported use vary by mental-health status?

Variable

Statewide Sample

HMC Sample

 

N=828 Percent*

N=536 Percent*

Mental health diagnosis in year before BI

43.1

41.2

Gender

  

Male

44.9

68.3

Female

55.1

31.7

Race/ethnicity

  

Asian or Other

2.9

4.3

Black, Non-Hispanic

13.3

20.3

Hispanic

10.5

6.0

Native American

11.6

6.2

White, Non-Hispanic

61.7

63.3

Age category (in years)

  

18-24

27.7

17.9

25-34

25.0

22.0

35-44

24.2

30.2

45-54

18.6

20.9

55 and Over

4.6

9.0

ED visit leading to BI involved an injury

28.9

26.9

Any felony/gross misdemeanor arrest in 2 years before BI

31.4

23.9

Chemical dependency treatment in 2 years before BI

31.3

24.3

Medical/billing records indicated alcohol or drug problem in 2 years before BI

33.6

54.7

AUDIT score category

  

Low (score: 0–6 for women; 0–7 for men)

43.5

30.8

Moderate (score: 7–15 for women; 8–15 for men)

29.2

30.0

High (score: 16–19)

7.0

7.7

Very High (score: 20–40)

20.3

31.5

DAST score category

  

Low (score: 0)

23.8

24.3

Moderate (score: 1–2)

27.3

28.4

High (score: 3–5)

21.5

19.6

Very High (score: 6–10)

27.4

27.8

WASBIRT sites

  

Site 1—Harborview Medical Center

21.9

100

Sites 2 and 3

17.3

N/A

Site 4

15.1

N/A

Site 5

18.2

N/A

Sites 6 and 7

15.6

N/A

Site 8

3.9

N/A

Site 9

8.1

N/A

 

Mean (range)

Mean (range)

Number of injuries in 2 years before BI

4.9 (0–99)

0.96 (0–22)

Number of ED visits in 2 years before BI

5.4 (0–207)

2.1 (0–41)

Days from baseline to follow-up survey

167 (145–273)

169 (145–249)

Number of months of Medicaid eligibility in 2 years before BI

16.0 (1–24)

N/A

  1. *Percent at index visit unless otherwise noted.