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Table 1 Sociodemographic and substance use-related characteristics of participants

From: Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 female

148

57.4

 male

109

42.2

 not specified

1

0.4

Secondary school degree

 upper

226

87.6

 intermediate

28

10.9

 lower

2

0.8

Current use of

 alcohol

236

91.5

 nicotine

159

61.6

 cannabis

117

45.3

 stimulants

79

30.6

 hallucinogenic substances

29

11.2

 opioids

14

5.4

 misused medication

5

1.9

 inhalants

4

1.6

 other substances

3

1.2

 

M

MD

SD

range

age

26.1

25.0

5.0

18–40

currently used substance classes

2.5

2.0

1.3

1–6

substance classes used lifetime

4.7

5.0

2.0

1–9

total degree of substance use

35.9

36.5

19.4

3–89

substance-related problems

4.2

4

2.9

0–11

  1. Note. M, MD, and SD represent mean, median, and standard deviation, respectively. Note that substance-related problems were assessed across substances and thus ≥2 problems do not entail an SUD diagnosis