| Table 1: Coding Scheme and Descriptive Statistics |
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| Individual
Data (N=6,042) |
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| Dependent Variables |
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Methamphetamine Use |
Positive UA for
Methamphetamine = 1 |
24.0% |
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Negative UA for methamphetamine = 0 |
76.0% |
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Methamphetamine/Marijuana |
Negative UA for Both = 1 |
46.3% |
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Positive Methamphetamineand
Marijuana = 2 |
11.3% |
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Positive Marijuana,
Negative Methamphetamine = 3 |
29.7% |
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Positive Methamphetamine,
Negative Marijuana = 4 |
12.7% |
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Methamphetamine/Cocaine |
Negative UA for Both = 1 |
50.5% |
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Positive Methamphetamine
and Cocaine = 2 |
4.1% |
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Positive Cocaine, Negative
Methamphetamine = 3 |
25.5% |
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Positive Methamphetamine,
Negative Cocaine = 4 |
19.9% |
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Methamphetamine/Opiates |
Negative UA for Both = 1 |
71.8% |
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Positive Opiates and
Methamphetamine |
1.3% |
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Positive Opiates, Negative
Methamphetamine = 3 |
4.2% |
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Positive Methamphetamine,
Negative Opiates = 4 |
22.6% |
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| Independent Variables |
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Race/ethnicity |
Separate dummy variables
for race/ethnicity; |
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Whites are reference
category |
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White |
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43.8% |
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Black |
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10.8% |
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Hispanic |
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40.1% |
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Native American |
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5.3% |
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Age |
Age
at arrest |
x = 30.86, S.D. = 9.97 |
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Less than High School Education |
Not a high school graduate
= 1 |
32.1% |
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High school graduate = 0 |
67.9% |
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Married |
Married = 1 |
22.4% |
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Not Married = 0 |
77.1% |
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Unemployed |
Unemployed = 1 |
24.1% |
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Employed = 0 |
75.9% |
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Most Serious Arrest Charge |
Violent offense = 1 |
28.7% |
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Non-violent
=0 |
71.3% |
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Prior Arrest |
Yes = 1 |
83.2% |
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No = 0 |
16.8% |
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| Community Data
(N=147 ) |
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County |
Maricopa County = 1 |
71.3% |
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Pima County = 0 |
28.7% |
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Percent College Education |
Percent of residents with
College as their highest education level |
x = .54, S.D. = .18 |
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Percent High School Education |
Percent of residents with
High School as their highest education level |
x = .25, S.D. = .08 |
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Unemployment Rate |
Rate of all labor
force classified as unemployed |
x = .06, S.D. = .05 |
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Heterogeneity |
Racial/Ethnic Heterogeneity |
x = .40, S.D. = .15 |
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Spanish-Speaking Households |
Percent of Households in
which Spanish is the primary languge spoken |
x = .20, S.D. = .17 |
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