Table 1 Characteristics of Clients at Admission to Treatment with a Primary Problem with Cannabis. Based on Their Legal Status and Odds Ratios Predicting Legally Coerced Status at Admission: 2000–2005
From: Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced adults
| Â | Voluntary | Coerced | Â | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 95% CI | |
| Â | Â | Â | p value | Odds Ratios | Pr>Z | Lower | Upper |
Risk Factor | n = 8422 | n = 18776 | Â | n = 24622 | Â | Â | Â |
Average Age | 28.4 | 26.4 | *** | 0.97 | *** | 0.96 | 0.98 |
Male | 46.8% | 72.2% | *** | 2.35 | *** | 2.04 | 2.71 |
Black | 25.9% | 28.7% | *** | 1.10 | Â | 0.71 | 1.71 |
White | 48.2% | 39.8% | *** | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Hispanic | 24.1% | 29.8% | *** | 0.96 | Â | 0.61 | 1.52 |
Employed at Admission | 22.2% | 45.4% | *** | 2.13 | *** | 1.84 | 2.45 |
Placed on Medication at Admission | 12.8% | 5.7% | *** | 0.87 | Â | 0.71 | 1.05 |
1 or More Past Year ER/Hospital Visits | 39.8% | 23.2% | *** | 0.92 | *** | 0.88 | 0.95 |
Homeless | 8.5% | 1.6% | *** | 0.28 | *** | 0.21 | 0.37 |
Days of Health Problems | 4.3 | 2.6 | *** | 1.01 | *** | 1.00 | 1.01 |
Days of Employment Problems | 11.3 | 7.3 | *** | 1.00 | Â | 0.99 | 1.01 |
Days of Family Problems | 10.2 | 4.8 | *** | 0.98 | *** | 0.98 | 0.99 |
Days of Social Problems | 6.8 | 3.4 | *** | 1.00 | Â | 0.99 | 1.01 |
Days of Psychological Problems | 10.7 | 5.0 | *** | 0.98 | *** | 0.98 | 0.99 |
Days of Drug/Alcohol Problems | 11.6 | 6.7 | *** | 0.99 | ** | 0.99 | 1.00 |
Used Daily in Last 6 Months | 47.4% | 33.0% | *** | 0.68 | *** | 0.61 | 0.76 |