Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the rural opioid initiative cohort by history of hepatitis C virus testing, 2018–2020
| Â | Total | HCV Testing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Received Testing | Never Received Testing | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
TOTAL | 2705 | Â | 2060 | 76% | 645 | 24% |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR) | 35 | (28, 43) | 35 | (29, 43) | 33 | (27, 42) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 1159 | 43% | 939 | 46% | 220 | 34% |
 Male | 1534 | 57% | 1111 | 54% | 423 | 66% |
 Transgender | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
 Missing | 5 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Highest level of education completed | ||||||
 Less than high school | 608 | 22% | 424 | 21% | 184 | 29% |
 High school diploma/GED or above | 2094 | 77% | 1636 | 79% | 458 | 71% |
 Missing | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/living with partner | 804 | 30% | 604 | 29% | 200 | 31% |
 Single/divorced/ widowed/separated | 1760 | 65% | 1369 | 66% | 391 | 61% |
 Missing | 141 | 5% | 87 | 4% | 54 | 8% |
Rural Opioid Initiative Site | ||||||
 Illinois | 164 | 6% | 120 | 6% | 44 | 7% |
 Kentucky | 335 | 12% | 246 | 12% | 89 | 14% |
 North Carolina | 341 | 13% | 269 | 13% | 72 | 11% |
 New England1 | 557 | 21% | 435 | 21% | 122 | 19% |
 Ohio | 248 | 9% | 202 | 10% | 46 | 7% |
 Oregon | 163 | 6% | 131 | 6% | 32 | 5% |
 West Virginia | 171 | 6% | 148 | 7% | 23 | 4% |
 Wisconsin | 726 | 27% | 509 | 25% | 217 | 34% |
Substance use category, past 30 days | ||||||
 Other drug use | 58 | 2% | 50 | 2% | 8 | 1% |
 Opioid without stimulant use | 311 | 11% | 210 | 10% | 101 | 16% |
 Stimulant without opioid use | 328 | 12% | 245 | 12% | 83 | 13% |
 Opioid and stimulant use | 2008 | 74% | 1555 | 75% | 453 | 70% |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 White, non-Hispanic | 2265 | 84% | 1745 | 85% | 520 | 81% |
 Hispanic/Latino, African American/Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, African, Other | 411 | 15% | 291 | 14% | 120 | 19% |
 Missing | 29 | 1% | 24 | 1% | 5 | 1% |
Past 30-day Binge Drinking | ||||||
 Yes | 1277 | 47% | 937 | 45% | 340 | 53% |
 No | 1394 | 52% | 1102 | 53% | 292 | 45% |
 Missing | 34 | 1% | 21 | 1% | 13 | 2% |
Homeless, past six months | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1414 | 52% | 1089 | 53% | 325 | 50% |
 No | 1256 | 46% | 949 | 46% | 307 | 48% |
 Missing | 35 | 1% | 22 | 1% | 13 | 2% |
Access to Transportation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1661 | 61% | 1256 | 61% | 405 | 63% |
 No | 899 | 33% | 705 | 34% | 194 | 30% |
 Missing | 145 | 5% | 99 | 5% | 46 | 7% |