Table 2 Background characteristics of men and women, 2004 – 2011

Age

33.76 (21–62)

34.29 (22–62)

32.23 (20–52)

Birth country

Sweden

124 83.8

95 82.6

29 87.9

Scandinavia

7 4.7

5 4.3

2 6.1

Eastern Europe

13 8.8

11 9.6

2 6.1

Other countries

4 2.7

4 2.7

Social conditions

Single

109 73.6

86 74.8

23 69.7

Married/cohabiting

39 26.4

29 25.2

10 30.3

Children

72 48.6

54 47.0

18 54.5

Contact - children, 0 days

14 19.7

14 26.4

Last 30 days

23 32.4

14 26.4

9 50.0**

Employment

Work

33 22.3

26 22.6

7 21.2

Studies

1.7

1 3.0

Sick leave

5 3.4

4 3.5

1 3.0

Subsidized wage compens.

14 9.5

11 9.6

3 9.1

Unemployed

95 64.2

74 64.3

21 63.6

Residence

Private leases

63 42.6

44 38.3

19 57.6*

Parents apartment

23 15.5

22 19.1*

1 3.0

Support apartment

36 24.3

29 25.2

7 21.2

Intrinsic/cohabiting

26 17.6

20 17.4

6 18.2

Education

Elementary school

145 98.0

114 99.1

31 93.9

Not completed high school

52 35.1

36 31.3

6 48.5

High school

50 33.8

39 33.9

11 33.3

Vocational training

42 28.4

35 30.4

7 21.2

Municipal adult education

9 6.1

3 2.6

6 18.2***

University

6 4.1

4 3.5

2 6.1

Age at onset drug - range

Tobacco

11.94 5-27

11,91 15-27

12,03 7-19

Alcohol

12.84 5-19

12,83 5-19

13,33 8-19

Drugs

14.61 9-37

14,66 9-37

14,45 11-20

Treatment experience

Outpatient

111 75.0

84 73.0

27 81.8

Treatment voluntary

102 68.9

78 67.8

24 72.7

Compulsory care (LVM)

31 20.9

21 18.3

10 30.3*

HIV and hepatitis

HIV

1.7

1 .9

Hepatitis C-positive

95 64.2

74 64.3

21 63.6

Hepatit B-positive

2 1.4

2 1.7

Tested no hepatitis

53 35.8

41 35.7

12 36.4

Vaccinations

96 64.9

73 63.5

23 69.7

Psychiatric treatment

Psychiatric treatment

74 50.0

51 44.3

23 69.7**

Any medication

93 62.8

65 56.5

28 84.8**

Any antidepressant

83 56.1

59 51.3

24 72.7*

Any anxiolytic

36 24.3

23 20.0

13 39.4*

Any neuroleptic

15 10.1

9 7.8

6 18.2

Criminality

Sentenced to prison

80 54.1

71 61.7**

9 27.3

Probation previously

108 73.0

92 80.0***

16 48.5

Current probation

60 40.5

49 42.6

11 33.3

Months in prison (M, SD)

14.4 (24.2)

17.3 (26.0)**

4.2 (11.6)