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Table 3 Results from Kruskal-Wallis Tests of Group Differences in Training in MOUDs by Demographic Variables

From: Attitudes toward and training in medications for opioid use disorders: a descriptive analysis among employees in the youth legal system and community mental health centers

Variable

Methadonea

Bup (oral)b

Bup (inject)c

Nal (oral)d

Nal (inject)e

Mean of ranks sums (N)

(χ2, df,

p-value)

Mean of ranks sums (N)

(χ2, df,

p-value)

Mean of ranks sums (N)

(χ2, df,

p-value)

Mean of ranks sums (N)

(χ2, df, p-value)

Mean of ranks sums (N)

(χ2, df,

p-value)

System

 YLS

62.9 (37)

0.02 (1), p = 0.895

59.7 (35)

0.36 (1), p = 0.550

51.9 (42)

1.32 (1), p = 0.251

51.5 (32)

1.05 (1), p = 0.305

56.3 (33)

0.36 (1), p = 0.546

 CMHC

63.8 (85)

63.8 (85)

59.4 (77)

58.1 (76)

60.3 (80)

Rurality

 Less rural

73.8 (30)

0.04 (1), p = 0.838

68.6 (30)

0.22 (1), p = 0.637

75.4 (30)

0.44 (1), p = 0.507

71.4 (30)

0 (1), p = 0.984

70.1 (30)

0.02 (1), p = 0.881

 More rural

72.1 (111)

72.4 (109)

70.3 (109)

71.5 (109)

71.3 (108)

Age

 18–25

46.8 (50)

20.16 (5), p = 0.001

51.2 (50)

11.90 (5), p = 0.036

49.0 (50)

13.65 (5), p = 0.018

52.2 (50)

9.87 (5), p = 0.079

49.9 (50)

8.45 (5), p = 0.133

 26–35

71.5 (41)

69.9 (41)

71.6 (41)

65.3 (41)

67.7 (41)

 36–45

90.2 (37)

83.1 (35)

80.5 (35)

84.8 (36)

80.2 (35)

 46–55

59.9 (26)

65.5 (26)

65.9 (26)

72.4 (26)

70.2 (25)

 56–65

73.7 (50)

75.7 (50)

77.0 (50)

77.2 (51)

84.8 (50)

 66+

123.7 (3)

121.7 (3)

128.8 (3)

91.5 (3)

89.5 (3)

Gender

 Male

72.0 (115)

1.82 (2), p = 0.403

69.4 (113)

4.16 (2),

p = 0.125

71.5 (114)

4.84 (2), p = 0.089

70.9 (115)

4.07 (2), p = 0.131

69.5 (114)

4.50 (2), p = 0.106

 Female

76.4 (25)

81.4 (25)

71.5 (24)

74.4 (23)

78.0 (23)

 Other

102.7 (3)

106.7 (3)

121.5 (3)

116.7 (3)

114.0 (3)

Race

 White

74.0 (136)

0.27 (1), p = 0.605

72.4 (134)

0.02 (1), p = 0.884

72.6 (134)

0.02 (1), p = 0.886

72.4 (134)

0.03 (1), p = 0.870

72.2 (133)

0.05 (1), p = 0.825

 Racial minority

67.1 (10)

74.3 (10)

70.8 (10)

74.5 (10)

69.4 (10)

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

72.7 (135)

0.76 (1), p = 0.385

71.6 (133)

0.63 (1), p = 0.429

71.3 (133)

0.17 (1), p = 0.682

71.3 (133)

0.13 (1), p = 0.722

71.1 (132)

0.53 (1), p = 0.465

 Hispanic

60.1 (8)

60.3 (8)

65.6 (8)

66.3 (8)

60.9 (8)

Time at Position

 <1 year

79.3 (18)

1.33 (3), p = 0.721

82.2 (17)

2.42 (3), p = 0.490

69.4 (17)

0.27 (3), p = 0.965

68.5 (18)

2.27 (3), p = 0.518

74.2 (18)

2.42 (3), p = 0.490

 1–4 years

71.2 (77)

68.2 (77)

72.1 (77)

69.6 (77)

67.4 (76)

 5–9 years

79.8 (19)

77.9 (18)

75.0 (18)

82.5 (18)

79.6 (17)

 10 + years

70.5 (23)

73.4 (23)

74.2 (23)

76.4 (22)

77.8 (23)

Education

 Some college

90.3 (3)

6.96 (4), p = 0.138

131.0 (3)

15.71 (4), p = 0.003

98.2 (3)

8.69 (4), p = 0.069

87.8 (2)

2.63 (4), p = 0.621

103.5 (3)

6.37 (4), p = 0.173

 Bachelor’s

64.7 (73)

61.0 (71)

63.6 (72)

67.6 (73)

64.6 (71)

 Associate’s

86.0 (2)

83.0 (2)

88.3 (2)

87.8 (2)

86.0 (2)

 Master’s

81.8 (59)

82.0 (59)

81.8 (58)

77.1 (58)

78.5 (58)

 Doctorate

82.1 (9)

79.2 (9)

71.2 (9)

75.9 (9)

75.1 (9)

Job Satisfaction

 Dissatisfied

68.9 (7)

1.23 (2), p = 0.542

69.3 (7)

0.56 (2), p = 0.755

79.2 (7)

0.76 (2), p = 0.683

79.3 (7)

0.96 (2), p = 0.620

74.9 (7)

1.09 (2), p = 0.579

 Neutral

84.3 (12)

79.7 (12)

79.2 (12)

80.3 (12)

81.7 (12)

 Satisfied

72.4 (124)

71.8 (122)

71.3 (122)

71.1 (122)

70.6 (121)

  1. Note p < 0.05 is bolded. Mean scores are derived from sum of rank sums/N. aBased on 146 individuals. bBased on 144 individuals. cBased on 143 individuals. dBased on 145 individuals
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