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Table 1 Percent demographics of individuals requesting mail order naloxone and harm reduction supplies by access point

From: Analysis of different populations accessing online overdose response training and harm reduction supplies (ADORES)

Demographics

Overall

N = 5783, (%)

UNIV

N = 1662, (%)

DOH

N = 4121, (%)

Race

American Indian/Alaska Native

20 (< 1)

6 (< 1)

14 (< 1)

Asian

123 (2)

42 (2.5)

81 (2)

Black/African American

214 (3.7)

75 (4.5)

139 (3.4)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

14 (< 1)

4 (< 1)

10 (< 1)

White

4303 (74.4)

1226 (73.8)

3077 (74.7)

Two or More Races

163 (3.8)

61 (3.7)

102 (2.5)

Others/Unknown

946 (16.4)

248 (14.9)

698 (16.9)

Gender

Female

3487 (60.3)

1105 (66.5)

2382 (57.8)

Male

1338 (23.1)

338 (20.3)

1000 (24.3)

Agender/Non-binary

81 (1.4)

13 (< 1)

68 (1.7)

Genderqueer

57 (< 1)

7 (< 1)

50 (1.2)

Transgender

31 (< 1)

10 (< 1)

21 (< 1)

Transfeminine

11 (< 1)

4 (< 1)

7 (< 1)

Transmasculine

13 (< 1)

4 (< 1)

9 (< 1)

Unknown

765 ((13.2)

181 (10.9)

584 (14.2)

Age

44 and below

3170 (54.8)

976 (58.7)

2194 (53.3)

45 and older

1815 (31.4)

454 (27.3)

1361 (33.0)

Unknown

798 (13.8)

232 (14)

566 (13.7)

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino

407 (7)

123 (7.4)

284 (6.9)

Non-Hispanic/Latino

3882 (67.1)

1055 (63.5)

2827 (68.6)

Unknown/missing

1494 (25.8)

484 (29.1)

1010 (24.5)

Income level

Low-income

1527 (26.4)

242 (14.6)

1285 (31.2)

Other income

2272 (39.3)

839 (50.5)

1433 (34.8)

Unknown/missing

1984 (34.3)

581 (35.0)

1403 (34.0)

Location

Rural

783 (13.5)

317 (19.1)

466 (11.3)

Non-rural

4205 (72.7)

1142 (68.7)

3063 (74.3)

Unknown/missing

795 (13.7)

203 (12.2)

592 (14.4)

Fentanyl test strips

Yes

1511 (26.1)

404 (24.3)

1107 (26.9)

No

1369 (23.7)

374 (22.5)

995 (24.1)

Unknown/missing

2903 (50.2)

884 (53.2)

2019 (49.0)

Smoking kit

Yes, one straight pipe

81 (1.4)

21 (1.3)

60 (1.5)

Yes, one bubble pipe

230 (4)

72 (4.3)

158 (3.8)

No

1713 (30)

419 (25.2)

1294 (31.4)

Unknown/missing

3759 (65)

1150 (69.2)

2609 (63.3)

Snorting kit

Yes

94 (1.6)

30 (1.8)

64 (1.6)

No

347 (6)

163 (9.8)

184 (4.5)

Unknown/missing

5342 (92.4)

1469 (88.4)

3873 (94.0)

Reason for ordering

Professional use

152 (2.6)

53 (3.0)

99 (2.4)

Personal use

86 (1.5)

37 (2.2)

49 (1.2)

Community responder

187 (3.2)

86 (5.2)

101 (2.5)

Unknown/missing

5358 (92.7)

1486 (89.4)

3872 (94.0)

First-time naloxone kit

Yes

2241 (38.8)

665 (40.0)

1576 (38.2)

No

746 (12.9)

154 (9.3)

592 (14.4)

Unsure

70 (1.2)

10 (0.6)

60 (1.5)

Unknown/missing

2726 (47.1)

833 (50.1)

1893 (45.9)

  1. Note the sums of some percentages exceed 100%, this is because figures were rounded up to one decimal place