Use of social indicators in assessment of local community alcohol and other drug dependence treatment needs within Chicago.
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.
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Needs Assessment Office, Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Chicago 60601, USA.
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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