Table 1

Characteristics of qualitative study sample compared to the composition of the At-Risk Youth Study (ARYS)

Qualitative Interview Participants

ARYS Cohort

Total Number

26

529

Median Age (range)

23 (16–26)

21.9 (14.3–30.2)

Gender

Female, n (%)

12 (46.2)

156(29)

Male, n (%)

13 (50.0)

371(70)

Trans-gendered, n (%)

1 (3.8)

2 (< 1)

Aboriginal Ethnicity

Yes, n (%)

8(30.8)

127 (24)

No, n (%)

18(69.2)

879(81)

Small et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2009 4:8   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-4-8