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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Factors associated with gaps in naloxone knowledge: evidence from a 2022 great plains survey

Measure

Mean/Proportion

Standard error of estimate

95% Confidence interval of estimate

Mean/Proportion

Standard Error of Estimate

95% Confidence Interval of Estimate

Mean/Proportion

Standard Error of Estimate

95% Confidence Interval of Estimate

(n = 1455, m = 50)

 

Total sample (n = 1455)

Omaha & Lincoln Only (n = 356)

Outside Omaha & Lincoln (n = 1099)

Mean Age (years)

53.05

0.57

51.92

54.17

51.76

1.03

49.73

53.79

53.98

0.64

52.72

55.23

Gender

            

Male

49.0%

1.9%

45.4%

52.7%

48.2%

3.5%

41.4%

55.0%

49.6%

2.0%

45.7%

53.5%

Female

51.0%

1.9%

47.4%

54.6%

51.8%

3.5%

45.0%

58.6%

50.4%

2.0%

46.5%

54.3%

Race/Ethnicity

            

White non-Hispanic

90.5%

1.2%

88.1%

92.8%

12.5%

2.4%

7.8%

17.3%

7.4%

1.1%

5.2%

9.6%

Non-White/Hispanic

9.5%

1.2%

7.2%

11.9%

87.5%

2.4%

82.7%

92.2%

92.6%

1.1%

90.4%

94.8%

Education

            

No College

17.7%

1.3%

15.1%

20.3%

11.9%

2.2%

7.5%

16.3%

21.9%

1.6%

18.8%

25.0%

Technical Degree/Some College

32.0%

1.7%

28.6%

35.3%

28.2%

3.2%

22.0%

34.4%

34.7%

1.9%

31.0%

38.4%

B.A./Terminal Degree

50.4%

1.8%

46.8%

53.9%

59.9%

3.4%

53.2%

66.6%

43.5%

2.0%

39.6%

47.3%

Employment

            

Unemployed

29.9%

1.6%

26.8%

33.0%

29.5%

2.9%

23.7%

35.3%

30.2%

1.7%

26.9%

33.4%

Employed

70.1%

1.6%

67.0%

73.2%

70.5%

2.9%

64.7%

76.3%

69.8%

1.7%

66.6%

73.1%

Annual Income

            

$0–$30,000

12.5%

1.1%

10.5%

14.6%

10.1%

1.9%

6.3%

13.9%

14.3%

1.2%

12.0%

16.5%

$30,001–$100,000

49.0%

1.9%

45.4%

52.7%

48.6%

3.5%

41.8%

55.4%

49.3%

2.0%

45.5%

53.2%

$100,001+

38.4%

1.9%

34.8%

42.1%

41.3%

3.4%

34.5%

48.0%

36.4%

2.0%

32.4%

40.3%

Partner status

            

No partner

26.9%

1.6%

23.8%

29.9%

29.5%

3.0%

23.5%

35.4%

25.0%

1.6%

21.9%

28.1%

Married/With partner

73.1%

1.6%

70.1%

76.2%

70.5%

3.0%

64.6%

76.5%

75.0%

1.6%

71.9%

78.1%

Political orientation

            

Liberal

21.4%

1.6%

18.3%

24.5%

31.9%

3.2%

25.6%

38.2%

13.8%

1.4%

11.0%

16.6%

Moderate

36.9%

1.9%

33.2%

40.6%

38.6%

3.5%

31.8%

45.4%

35.6%

2.0%

31.7%

39.6%

Conservative

41.8%

1.8%

38.2%

45.3%

29.5%

3.2%

23.2%

35.8%

50.6%

2.0%

46.7%

54.5%

Religious denomination

            

Protestant

42.2%

1.8%

38.7%

45.7%

35.0%

3.2%

28.8%

41.2%

47.4%

2.0%

43.5%

51.4%

Catholic

24.2%

1.6%

21.1%

27.3%

26.8%

3.0%

20.8%

32.7%

22.3%

1.7%

19.1%

25.6%

No affiliation

21.8%

1.6%

18.6%

25.0%

26.3%

3.1%

20.1%

32.4%

18.6%

1.6%

15.4%

21.8%

Other

11.8%

1.3%

9.3%

14.3%

12.0%

2.4%

7.2%

16.7%

11.6%

1.4%

9.0%

14.3%

Mean religious attendance*

3.157

0.09

2.99

3.33

2.84

0.16

2.52

3.17

3.38

0.09

3.20

3.57

Residence

            

Town or City

83.2%

1.1%

81.0%

85.4%

97.9%

0.9%

96.2%

99.7%

72.6%

1.7%

69.2%

75.9%

Open Country; not Farm

9.0%

0.9%

7.3%

10.7%

1.5%

0.7%

0.0%

2.9%

14.4%

1.4%

11.7%

17.2%

Farm

7.8%

0.8%

6.3%

9.3%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.5%

1.8%

13.0%

1.2%

10.6%

15.4%

Core-Based Statistical Areas

            

Metropolitan

64.3%

1.1%

62.1%

66.5%

100.0%

   

38.5%

1.6%

35.4%

41.6%

Micropolitan

17.0%

1.0%

15.0%

19.0%

0.0%

   

29.2%

1.7%

25.9%

32.5%

Counties Outside

18.7%

1.0%

16.8%

20.6%

0.0%

   

32.3%

1.6%

29.1%

35.4%

Close to past-year overdose?

            

No

94.4%

0.9%

92.6%

96.2%

94.4%

1.8%

90.9%

97.9%

94.4%

0.9%

92.7%

96.1%

Yes

5.6%

0.9%

3.8%

7.4%

5.6%

1.8%

2.1%

9.1%

5.6%

0.9%

3.9%

7.3%

Lifetime opioid or heroin use?

            

No

93.4%

1.1%

91.4%

95.5%

93.5%

2.0%

89.5%

97.5%

93.3%

1.1%

91.3%

95.4%

Yes

6.6%

1.1%

4.5%

8.6%

6.5%

2.0%

2.5%

10.5%

6.7%

1.1%

4.6%

8.7%

Close to opioid or heroin use?

            

No

93.9%

1.0%

91.9%

95.9%

91.6%

2.2%

87.4%

95.8%

95.6%

0.8%

94.0%

97.2%

Yes

6.1%

1.0%

4.1%

8.1%

8.4%

2.2%

4.2%

12.6%

4.4%

0.8%

2.8%

6.0%

Access to opioids or heroin?

            

No

84.2%

1.4%

81.4%

87.0%

83.9%

2.7%

78.7%

89.2%

84.4%

1.5%

81.5%

87.4%

Yes

15.8%

1.4%

13.0%

18.6%

16.1%

2.7%

10.8%

21.3%

15.6%

1.5%

12.6%

18.5%

Mean community opioid stigma (5-point Likert Scale)

3.45

0.03

3.40

3.51

3.40

0.05

3.30

3.50

3.49

0.03

3.44

3.55

Mean community heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine stigma (5-point Likert Scale)

3.67

0.02

3.62

3.71

3.59

0.04

3.51

3.68

3.72

0.03

3.67

3.77

Familiar with SSPs?

            

No

69.8%

1.8%

66.2%

73.3%

61.5%

3.5%

54.7%

68.4%

75.7%

1.7%

72.3%

79.1%

Yes

30.2%

1.8%

26.7%

33.8%

38.5%

3.5%

31.6%

45.3%

24.3%

1.7%

20.9%

27.7%

Familiar with naloxone?

            

No

25.2%

1.5%

22.3%

28.0%

18.1%

2.4%

13.5%

22.8%

30.2%

1.8%

26.7%

33.8%

Yes

74.8%

1.5%

72.0%

77.7%

81.9%

2.4%

77.2%

86.5%

69.8%

1.8%

66.2%

73.3%

Access to naloxone?

            

No

81.8%

1.4%

79.0%

84.6%

81.0%

2.7%

75.7%

86.3%

82.3%

1.5%

79.3%

85.3%

Yes

18.2%

1.4%

15.4%

21.0%

19.0%

2.7%

13.7%

24.3%

17.7%

1.5%

14.7%

20.7%

Competent to administer naloxone?

            

No

82.0%

1.5%

79.0%

85.0%

77.5%

3.0%

71.6%

83.5%

85.1%

1.4%

82.3%

87.9%

Yes

18.0%

1.5%

15.0%

21.0%

22.5%

3.0%

16.5%

28.4%

14.9%

1.4%

12.1%

17.7%

Access to Naloxone among those Familiar (n = 1028)

          

No

75.7%

1.9%

72.0%

79.3%

76.9%

3.2%

70.5%

83.2%

74.7%

2.1%

70.6%

78.7%

Yes

24.3%

1.9%

20.7%

28.0%

23.1%

3.2%

16.8%

29.5%

25.3%

2.1%

21.3%

29.4%

Competent to Administer Naloxone among those Familiar (n = 1028)

         

No

75.9%

2.0%

72.1%

79.8%

72.6%

3.6%

65.5%

79.7%

78.8%

2.0%

74.9%

82.6%

Yes

24.1%

2.0%

20.2%

27.9%

27.4%

3.6%

20.3%

34.5%

21.2%

2.0%

17.4%

25.1%