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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Experiences of patients at high risk of opioid overdose accessing emergency department and behavioral health interventions: a qualitative analysis in an urban emergency department

Demographic characteristic

n (%)

Sex

 Female

6 (32%)

 Male

13 (68%)

Age (years)

 Median (IQR)

44 (34, 50)

Race

 White

13 (69%)

 Non-white

5 (26%)

 Don’t know/refused

1 (5%)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic or Latino/a

3 (16%)

 Non-Hispanic or Latino/a

15 (79%)

 Don’t know/refused

1 (5%)

Education

 Trade or technical school

2 (10%)

 Some high school

7 (37%)

 Finished high school or GED

4 (21%)

 Some college

3 (16%)

 College or university degree or higher

3 (16%)

Study arm assessment

 Social worker

11 (58%)

 Peer recovery specialist

7 (37%)

 Refused to be randomized

1 (5%)

Reason for ED visit

 Opioid overdose

8 (42%)

 Non-opioid overdose

11 (58%)