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11-12. Characteristics of Clients Admitted to Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment Programs by Primary Problem Indicated: Fiscal Year 1997

                                              PRIMARY PROBLEM INDICATED
  
                                    ALCOHOL          OTHER DRUGS      NON-SUBSTANCE          TOTAL

CHARACTERISTICS AT ENTRY        NUMBER  PERCENT    NUMBER  PERCENT   NUMBER  PERCENT    NUMBER  PERCENT

 RESULT OF ARREST
   Yes                          12,796    61.36     4,247    33.62    3,065    33.45    20,108    47.15
   No                            8,058    38.64     8,387    66.38    6,098    66.55    22,543    52.85

 TYPE OF ENTRY
   First Entry                  13,103    62.83     8,195    64.86    7,597    82.91    28,895    67.75
   Re-entry                      7,751    37.17     4,439    35.14    1,566    17.09    13,756    32.25

 SEX
   Male                         16,535    79.29     8,533    67.54    5,435    59.31    30,503    71.52
   Female                        4,319    20.71     4,101    32.46    3,728    40.69    12,148    28.48

 AGE
   Through 17                      653     3.13     1,751    13.86    3,191    34.82     5,595    13.12
   18 - 24                       2,218    10.64     2,332    18.46    1,752    19.12     6,302    14.78
   25 - 34                       6,043    28.98     4,548    36.00    1,870    20.41    12,461    29.22
   35 - 44                       7,127    34.18     3,307    26.18    1,495    16.32    11,929    27.97
   45 - 64                       4,497    21.56       678     5.37      751     8.20     5,926    13.89
   65 & Over                       316     1.52        18     0.14      104     1.13       438     1.03

 RACE
   White                        13,584    65.14     5,806    45.96    5,441    59.38    24,831    58.22
   Black                         6,958    33.37     6,661    52.72    3,588    39.16    17,207    40.34
   Other                           312     1.50       167     1.32      134     1.46       613     1.44
                                                                               21.30
 MARITAL STATUS
   Married                       5,907    28.33     2,304    18.24    1,952    21.30    10,163    23.83
   Widowed                         476     2.28       134     1.06       93     1.01       703     1.65
   Divorced                      4,466    21.42     1,526    12.08      756     8.25     6,748    15.82
   Separated                     2,329    11.17     1,461    11.56      684     7.46     4,474    10.49
   Never Married                 7,676    36.81     7,209    57.06    5,678    61.97    20,563    48.21

 EDUCATION (Yrs. of School)
   Under 9                       2,270    10.89     1,484    11.75    2,673    29.17     6,427    15.07
    9 - 12                      14,015    67.21     9,132    72.28    4,803    52.42    27,950    65.53
   13 - 16                       4,234    20.30     1,951    15.44    1,541    16.82     7,726    18.11
   17 or Over                      335     1.61        67     0.53      146     1.59       548     1.28

 EMPLOYMENT STATUS
   Not Employed                  6,800    32.61     6,339    50.17    4,940    53.91    18,079    42.39
   Unemployed                    1,273     6.10     1,327    10.50      413     4.51     3,013     7.06
   Employed Part-Time            1,292     6.20       959     7.59      660     7.20     2,911     6.83
   Employed Full-Time           11,481    55.05     3,991    31.59    3,144    34.31    18,616    43.65
   Unknown                           8     0.04        18     0.14        6     0.07        32     0.08
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 MILITARY
   Active                           62     0.30        18     0.14       15     0.16        95     0.22
   Dependent                        37     0.18        27     0.21       26     0.28        90     0.21
   Other                        20,755    99.53    12,589    99.64    9,122    99.55    42,466    99.57

 FAMILY INCOME (Monthly)
   $   0 - $200                  7,173    34.40     5,290    41.87    3,921    42.79    16,384    38.41
   $ 201 - $500                  1,219     5.85       842     6.66      311     3.39     2,372     5.56
   $ 501 - $999                  2,266    10.87     1,251     9.90      581     6.34     4,098     9.61
   $1,000 - $1,999               3,602    17.27     1,629    12.89    1,040    11.35     6,271    14.70
   $2,000 - $2,999               1,444     6.92       504     3.99      482     5.26     2,430     5.70
   $3,000 - $3,999                 533     2.56       185     1.46      272     2.97       990     2.32
   $4,000 - $4,999                 265     1.27        78     0.62      130     1.42       473     1.11
   $5,000 or Over                  341     1.64       109     0.86      254     2.77       704     1.65
   Unknown                       4,011    19.23     2,746    21.74    2,172    23.70     8,929    20.94

 CATEGORY TOTALS                20,854   100.00    12,634   100.00    9,163   100.00    42,651   100.00

Source: S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, January 1998.

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