Non- IDUs (%) Higher Risk IDUs (%) Lower Risk IDUs (%) *P-value Gender       .541 Male 63.2 56.4 53.6   Female 36.8 43.6 46.4   Age category       .866 18 – 29 28.7 26.5     30 – 39 27.6 35.9 34.7   40 – 69 43.7 37.6 36.5   Sexual orientation       .039 Straight 89.6 85.2 91.1   Bisexual, gay or lesbian, two-spirited, other 10.4 14.8 8.9   Marital status     v .325 Single (never married) 59.1 57.2 51.2   Married or common law 23.6 30.6 32.5   Separated/divorced, widowed or other 17.3 12.2 16.3   Cultural status       .919 Caucasian or other 17.0 11.5 11.2   Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) 83.0 88.5 88.2   Highest level of school completed       .528 Grade 8 or less 12.1 21.4 17.5   Grade 9-12 but no high school graduation 62.3 53.8 55.6   Completed secondary or post-secondary 25.6 24.7 26.9   Living arrangements       .814 Own home or apartment 42.4 38.3 41.1   Someone else’s home or apartment 41.8 45.0 45.3   Somewhere else 15.8 16.7 15.4   Homeless       .004 Yes 15.8 44.0 31.2   No 72.3 56.0 68.8   Employment       .871 Unemployed 50.6 54.1 53.7   Working part-time or full-time 11.0 7.2 9.3   Disabled, not able to work 21.2 25.4 24.8   Something else 17.2 13.3 12.2   Sources of income         Paid job, salary or business 16.2 9.3 9.8 .876 Social security, disability, Workmen’s comp 41.3 45.6 41.1 .325 Sell or trade goods, barter 4.2 6.6 9.2 .309 Illegal or possibly illegal activity 4.7 15.0 11.5 .280 Prostitution 1.7 14.3 7.4 .012 Other 24.7 24.7 29.9 .212 Annual household income         $0 - $9,999 71.8 75.6 68.2 .093 Average annual household income $7,812 $8,415 $10,017     N=397 N=182 N=421

Table 2: Demographics and Socio-economic Status of Non-IDUs, Higher Risk IDUs and Lower Risk IDUs.

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