title: Use of social indicators in assessment of local community alcohol and other drug dependence treatment needs within Chicago.
abstract: The State Systems Development Program of the US Center for Substance Abuse Treatment supports needs assessment studies conducted through state authorities. This article reports results of a social indicator study funded through this program of alcohol and other drug dependence (AODD) treatment needs specific to communities in Chicago, Illinois. Purposes of study analyses were: identify theoretical factors underlying a large set of social indicators, determine degree to which resultant factor scale scores predict community resident admissions to publicly-funded AODD treatment, and explore usefulness of factor scale scores in grouping communities into planning regions. Cautions and limitations in interpretation of results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Needs Assessment Office, Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Chicago 60601, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018672:Community Health Planning; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005380:Financing, Government; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012924:Social Conditions; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers